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Meckel's bleeding diverticulum diagnosed by mesenteric arteriography

✍ Scribed by T. J. Hall

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1975
Tongue
English
Weight
250 KB
Volume
62
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The details of a young adult patient who presented with chronic gastro-intestinal blood loss as a complication of Meckel's diverticulum are reported. A preoperative diagnosis was made using superior mesenteric arteriography. The merits of superior mesenteric arteriography and other investigations currently available in the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum are discussed.

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