The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1989 · 11 citations · 0 references
MedicinePathologySurgeryEmergency SurgeryAbdominal SurgeryAbdominal TraumaAcute Gastrointestinal HemorrhageBowel ObstructionEmergency LaparotomyIntestinal ObstructionAssociated Intra-abdominal InjuryIntra-abdominal HemorrhageLarge Bowel ObstructionMeckel's Diverticulum BleedingMesenteric AnatomyMesenteric VasculatureRetroperitoneal HemorrhageSmall Bowel Surgery
The blood supply to a Meckel's diverticulum exists either within the small bowel mesentery, or within a separate mesodiverticular band. The latter is associated with bowel obstruction. It is a rare source of hemorrhage. The case report describes hemoperitoneum resulting from blunt trauma-induced disruption of a mesodiverticular band.