Spontaneous haemoperitoneum secondary to a Meckel's diverticulum

• Main Authors: Jabar, Mohd Faisal, Shaker, Abdul Rahmat Hikmet, Alif Gul, Yunus Gul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ARSMB-KVBMG 2004
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15361/1/Spontaneous%20haemoperitoneum%20secondary%20to%20a%20Meckel%27s%20diverticulum.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15361/; https://www.belsurg.org/journal.php?art=650

Meckel’s diverticulum is a relatively common gastrointestinal entity which occasionally causes complications. Meckel’s diverticulum is classically described to mimic acute appendicitis when inflamed as well as being a cause of unexplained luminal gastrointestinal bleeding. An unusual cause of spontaneous non traumatic haemoperitoneum found during surgery performed for a suspected acute appendicitis in a 22-year old female is described. The patient was found to have a significant haemoperitoneum due to a bleeding serosal vessel of a Meckel’s diverticulum. The diverticulum was routinely excised. It was macroscopically and histologically devoid of inflammation. The bleeding vessel was not found to be abnormal or part of an arteriovenous malformation.