A Case of Meckel's Diverticulum Diagnosed for Recurrent Hematochezia in Old Age.
- Author:
Dong Kyun KIM
1
;
Jin Oh KIM
;
Hyun Gun KIM
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Yoon Ho JUNG
;
Joo Young CHO
;
Joon Seong LEE
;
So Young JIN
Author Information
1. Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jokim@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Meckel's diverticulum;
Old age;
Capsule endoscopy;
Double balloon enteroscopy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Capsule Endoscopy;
Child;
Double-Balloon Enteroscopy;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intestine, Small;
Meckel Diverticulum
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;40(5):334-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The small bowel is the most common site of an unknown origin of gastrointestinal bleeding. Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract in children. The complications from Meckel's diverticulum such as bleeding decrease with age, and so Meckel's diverticular bleeding is very rare in old age patients. The diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum may be very difficult and especially in old age patients. Capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy have recently become useful diagnostic tools for assessing diverticular bleeding and small bowel lesions as these techniques can examine the entire small intestine. We report here on a case of Meckel's diverticulum that was detected by capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy and this was confirmed by surgery in a 76-year-old man with recurrent hematochezia.
