title: Not Just Painless Bleeding: Meckel's Diverticulum as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Children-Two Cases and a Review of the Literature.
abstract: Physicians are educated with the classical teaching that symptomatic patients with Meckel's diverticulum (MD) most often present with painless rectal bleeding. However, a review of the literature reveals that young patients with MD will most commonly present with signs of intestinal obstruction, an etiology not frequency considered in patients presenting to the emergency department with obstruction. We present two cases of intestinal obstruction diagnosed in our emergency department, with Meckel's diverticulum being the etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Khalida
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itriyeva
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rocker
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gochman