Basic Info
Symptoms
Abdominal discomfort or pain ranging from mild to severePassing of blood in the stoolSymptoms often occur during the ...
Causes
A Meckel's diverticulum is tissue left over from structures in the unborn baby's digestive tract that were not fully ...
Tests
Blockage of the intestineInflammation of the pouch (diverticulitis)Invisible (occult) blood in the stoolPainless blee...
Treatments
Surgery to remove the diverticulum is recommended if bleeding develops. In these rare cases, the segment of small in...
Doctor Specialties
See your health care provider promptly if your child passes blood or bloody stool or complains repeatedly of abdomina...
Basic Info