Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from Meckel diverticulum with ectopic pancreatic tissue.
- Author:
Jian-feng YANG
1
;
Lei-min SUN
;
Xian-fa WANG
;
Ning DAI
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Aged;
Choristoma;
diagnosis;
physiopathology;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
diagnosis;
etiology;
Humans;
Meckel Diverticulum;
diagnosis;
physiopathology;
Pancreas;
pathology
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(4):631-633
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Meckel diverticulum (MD), a congenital gastrointestinal anomaly, is often involved in pediatrics, but less in the adult population. The patient in this report was a 69-year-old female presented with massive gastrointestinal bleeding causing hemorrhagic shock due to MD containing ectopic pancreatic tissue. A review of the literature revealed that gastrointestinal bleeding from MD containing ectopic pancreatic tissue is rare in adults and difficult to be identified preoperation. MD should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis for lower gastrointestinal bleeding, although scarce in adults, especially when the patient has massive painless bleeding.
