title: Spontaneous haemoperitoneum secondary to a Meckel's diverticulum.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is a relatively common gastrointestinal entity which occasionally causes complications. Meckel's diverticulum is classically described to mimic acute appendicitis when inflamed as well as being a cause of unexplained luminal gastrointestinal bleeding. An unusual cause of spontaneous non traumatic haemoperitoneum found during surgery performed for a suspected acute appendicitis in a 22-year old female is described. The patient was found to have a significant haemoperitoneum due to a bleeding serosal vessel of a Meckel's diverticulum. The diverticulum was routinely excised. It was macroscopically and histologically devoid of inflammation. The bleeding vessel was not found to be abnormal or part of an arteriovenous malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Jabar
authors.forename: A R H
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shaker
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Gul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000098:blood supply