Balloon-assisted enteroscopy for suspected Meckel’s diverticulum and indefinite diagnostic imaging workup

Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is estimated to affect 1%-2% of the general population, and it represents a clinically silent finding of a congenital anomaly in up to 85% of the cases. In adults, MD may cause symptoms, such as overt occult lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnostic imaging workup in...

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Main Authors: Gomes, Guilherme Francisco, Bonin, Eduardo Aimore, Noda, Rafael William, Cavazzola, Leandro Totti, Bartholomei, Thiago Ferreira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5067476/