Abstract

*Yusra Arsalan, Raisa Altaf, Misbah Tahir, Atif Zulfiqar, Hina Naseer and Awais Ansari

ABSTRACT

Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the small intestine with a diverse range of clinical presentations, often becoming a challenge to diagnose The majority of cases are incidentally discovered during evaluation for bleeding per rectum in childhood; some patients present with diverticulitis whereas others may present with obstruction. It results from incomplete obliteration of the vitellointestinal duct leading to the formation of a true diverticulum in the small intestine. This embryonic remnant is found in 2-4% of the general population. It accounts for 6% of all known congenital malformations. Only 10% of cases are confirmed to have the diagnosis pre-operatively and the rest are confirmed post-operatively. Our patient was a 6-month-old boy who presented with painless bleeding per rectum with a normal physical examination. He underwent a CT scan abdomen which showed meckel diverticulum. He underwent surgery and was discharged after an uneventful hospital stay.