The article describes a case in which a pattern of signs and symptoms of presentation with GI bleeding and abdominal pain in a 6-year old boy led the doctors at emergency to diagnose his condition to be due to “Meckel’s diverticulum”. A 6-month-old boy presented with gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. CASE HISTORY The patient had been in his usual state of health until 2 days before presentation, when his parents noted that he began to have intermittent episodes of abdominal pain. During these episodes, some of which woke the patient from sleep, he cried and pulled his legs up toward his chest while lying on his back.
His parents reported that they palpated his abdomen during some of the episodes and it felt rigid; they suspected that he might be having discomfort related to excessive intestinal gas. He continued to eat and drink normally without vomiting. The next day, the…
