Heterotopic pancreas in Meckel's diverticulum in an adult man with lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meckel's diverticulum is a blind-end true diverticulum that contains all of the layers, which is normally found in the ileum. Prevalence of Meckel's diverticulum is around 2% in the general population, and even rare among adults. Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common complication of Meckel's diverticulum in children and in most cases, caused by peptic ulceration, due to ectopic gastric mucosa, while in minority cases, pancreatic tissue would also appear consisting around 6% of all Meckel's diverticulum patients.

Case description

Herein, we reported a 45-year-old man presented with recurrent hematochezia for over one-month without other remarkable symptoms or past medical history or signs on physical examination. Laboratory examinations showed hemoglobin of 11

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130678 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature