Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosis by video capsule endoscopy: A case report and review of literature

Table 1 Clinical, demographic and pathological characteristics of 35 patients with Meckel’s diverticulum confirmed by surgery

Parameter	n (%)
Male	30 (87.5)
Female	5 (12.5)
Age in yr, mean ± SD (range)	24 ± 21.1 (2-80)
< 18	10 (28.5)
19-39	14 (40)
40-60	7 (20)
> 60	4 (11.5)
Symptoms
Overt GIB	26 (74.2)
Occult GIB	8 (22.8)
Abdominal pain	5 (14.2)
Duration of symptoms in mo, mean (range)	35.1 (1–120)
Imaging studies prior to VCE
Reported studies	25 (71.4)
No reported studies	10 (28.6)
CT/MRI enterography	5
CT scan	2
Push enteroscopy	3
Barium intestinal transit	15
Meckel's Scan
Reported studies	13
Positive Meckel's Scan	2 (15.3)
Ectopic Tissue
Reported studies	18
Gastric/pancreatic	16 (88.8)

CT: Computed tomography; GIB: Gastrointestinal bleeding; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; VCE: Video capsule endoscopy.

Table 2 Endoscopic patterns by video capsule endoscopy of 22 patients with surgically-confirmed Meckel’s diverticulum

Feature	n (%)
Double lumen	15 (68.8)
Double lumen with ulcers	9 (41)
Double lumen without ulcers	6 (27.2)
Polypoid structure (true polyp or diverticular eversion)	4 (18)
Stenotic lumen with ulcer	3 (13.6)