Meckel's diverticulum causing exsanguinating haemorrhage.
A seven month old male baby presented to emergency room in shock. Patient had 3 hours history of massive fresh bleeding per rectum. Emergency laparotomy revealed Meckel's diverticulum (MD) with large vitello-intestinal artery responsible for massive bleeding. Diverticulectomy was performed.
Jan
Iftikhar A
IA
Department of Paediatric Surgery, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi. ifti1@cyber.net.pk
Jalali
Maria
M
Mirza
Farhat Masood
FM
Ali
Muhammad
M
Saleem
Nasir
N
Hussain
Ejaz
E
D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery