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Case of the Week 378




What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • 37 year-old male with anemia and heme positive stool



Frontal view from a single contrast barium enema

1. Crohn disease
2. Carcinoma of the descending colon
3. Meckel's Diverticulum
4. Ulcerative colitis
5. Cathartic colon

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3. Meckel's Diverticulum

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Meckel's Diverticulum

General Considerations “Rule of 2”

  • Most common congenital anomaly of GI tract
    • 2% of population, M=F
  • Within 2 feet proximal to ileocecal valve
  • 2 inches long, 2 cm wide
  • 2 types of heterotopic mucosa
  • Symptomatic in 2%
    • M>F (2:1)
    • Children > adults; often < 2 years old

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