Possible Role of Meckel’s Scan Fused with SPECT CT Imaging: Unraveling the Cause of Abdominal Pain and Obscure-Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Possible Role of Meckel’s Scan Fused with SPECT CT Imaging: Unraveling the Cause of Abdominal Pain and Obscure-Overt Gastrointestinal Bleeding

A 27-year-old male presented with recurrent abdominal pain and high volume hematochezia despite undergoing extensive testing and a right hemicolectomy 3 years prior for a linear bleeding ulceration in the ascending colon. Studies at the University of Michigan included esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD...

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Main Authors: D.Kim Turgeon, Darren Brenner, Richard K.J. Brown, Matthew J. DiMagno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2008-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Meckel’s diverticulum
Obscure-overt gastrointestinal bleeding
Chronic abdominal pain
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/119642

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