Heterotopic Pancreas within Meckel's Diverticulum with Obscure then Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a 12-year-old Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with heterotopic pancreas (HP) located in a Meckel's diverticulum (MD) and presenting as obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy did not reveal the source of the bleeding, however, capsule endoscopy revealed a space-occupy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of international medical research 2009-05, Vol.37 (3), p.967-972
Hauptverfasser:	Xiao, W-D, Chen, W, Yang, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Capsule Endoscopy Child Choristoma - complications Choristoma - pathology Choristoma - surgery Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - complications Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - pathology Humans Male Meckel Diverticulum - complications Meckel Diverticulum - pathology Meckel Diverticulum - surgery Pancreas
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