Description of a case of Meckel's diverticulum and chronic anemia in a 4-year-old boy
Tozzi, M.C.; Giammaria, P.; Grossi, C.; Licignano, M.A.; Bruni, L.
Minerva Pediatrica 41(8): 439-441
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4946 PMID: 2601663 Document Number: 331531
The case of a boy of 4 years 6 months suffering from Meckel's diverticulum (M.D.) and chronic anaemia is reported. The patient presented no evident sign of bleeding of the mucosa or of other sites. Admitted to the Paediatric Clinic for severe anaemia, he underwent numerous clinical and laboratory investigations that revealed the presence of a bleeding M.D. This was removed surgically and in a comparatively short time (about 3 months), the haematic picture normalized, with manifest benefit to the child.