Fowler C L, Ohlms L A, Reid B S, Bloss R S
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
J Pediatr Surg. 1988 Oct;23(10):982-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(88)80401-9.
Approximately 4% of patients with Meckel's diverticulum will experience complication, the most common of which are intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute inflammation, and perforation. We report an extremely rare complication of perforated Meckel's diverticulum which presented as hemoperitoneum.