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Case Report

Recurrent Bleeding From Meckels Diverticulum in an Adult Angiographic Demonstration After Normal Scans

Authors: GLENN W. GEELHOED MD, EDWARD M. DRUY MD, WILLIAM M. STEINBERG MD

Abstract

SUMMARYWe have reported the case of a 26-year-old man who had had intermittent but severe gastrointestinal bleeding over a 30-month period from a Meckels diverticulum. Meckels diverticulum should be searched for angiographically, even in the face of normal isotopic scans, in cases of chronic or intermittent gastrointestinal hemorrhage, particularly in younger patients.

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