Bleeding Meckel′s diverticulum diagnosed and treated by double-balloon enteroscopy

Meckel′s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The diagnosis of symptomatic MD has been cumbersome. Several case reports been published regarding direct visualization of MD with double balloon enteroscopy (DBE); diagnosing a bleeding MD leading t...

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Main Authors: Snorri Olafsson, Julie T Yang, Christian S Jackson, Mohamad Barakat, Simon Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-04-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.99166