INVERTED MECKELS-DIVERTICULUM - AN ENTITY SIMULATING AN ILEAL POLYP

Authors
JAMES GK BEREAN KW NAGY AG OWEN DA
Citation
Gk. James et al., INVERTED MECKELS-DIVERTICULUM - AN ENTITY SIMULATING AN ILEAL POLYP, The American journal of gastroenterology, 93(9), 1998, pp. 1554-1555
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
93
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1554 - 1555
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1998)93:9<1554:IM-AES>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A case of inverted Meckel's diverticulum is described. This presented as an ileal polyp in an individual with chronic unexplained iron defic iency anemia. Most prolapsed Meckel's diverticula occur acutely as int ussusceptions with bowel obstruction and characteristically develop in childhood. This case therefore represents an unusual surgical problem in an older individual in which the diagnosis was clinically unexpect ed. (Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:1554-1555, (C) 1998 by Am. Coll. of Ga stroenterology).