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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6155-6159
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6155
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6155
Clinical characteristics | n (%) |
Gender[4-7,9-12,14-43] | |
Male | 41/59 (69) |
Female | 18/59 (30) |
Signs and symptoms[4-7,9-12,14-34,36-43] | |
Bleeding | 48/59 (81) |
Abdominal pain | 41/59 (69) |
Intussusception | 23/59 (39) |
Anemia | 47/59 (80) |
Diagnostic modalities[4-7,9-12,14-34,36-43] | |
Positive upper endoscopy | 2/58 (3) |
Positive lower endoscopy | 4/59 (7) |
Positive abdominal ultrasonography | 12/13 (92) |
Positive tagged RBC scan | 0/3 (0) |
Positive Meckel's scan | 0/3 (0) |
Positive barium enema | 0/0 |
Positive enteroclysis | 7/7 (100) |
Positive upper GI series with small bowel follow through | 18/21 (86) |
Positive abdominal CT scan | 24/24 (100) |
Pathologic findings[4-7,9-12,14-34,36-43] | |
Ulceration | 40/59 (68) |
Ectopic gastric tissue only | 18/59 (31) |
Ectopic pancreatic tissue only | 13/59 (22) |
Ectopic gastric and pancreatic tissue | 4/59 (7) |
No ectopic tissue | 24/59 (41) |
- Citation: Rashid OM, Ku JK, Nagahashi M, Yamada A, Takabe K. Inverted Meckel's diverticulum as a cause of occult lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(42): 6155-6159
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i42/6155.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6155