Table 1.
Clinical, demographic and pathological characteristics of 35 patients with Meckel’s diverticulum confirmed by surgery
| Parameter | n (%) |
| Male | 30 (87.5) |
| Female | 5 (12.5) |
| Age in yr, mean ± SD (range) | 24 ± 21.1 (2-80) |
| < 18 | 10 (28.5) |
| 19-39 | 14 (40) |
| 40-60 | 7 (20) |
| > 60 | 4 (11.5) |
| Symptoms | |
| Overt GIB | 26 (74.2) |
| Occult GIB | 8 (22.8) |
| Abdominal pain | 5 (14.2) |
| Duration of symptoms in mo, mean (range) | 35.1 (1–120) |
| Imaging studies prior to VCE | |
| Reported studies | 25 (71.4) |
| No reported studies | 10 (28.6) |
| CT/MRI enterography | 5 |
| CT scan | 2 |
| Push enteroscopy | 3 |
| Barium intestinal transit | 15 |
| Meckel's Scan | |
| Reported studies | 13 |
| Positive Meckel's Scan | 2 (15.3) |
| Ectopic Tissue | |
| Reported studies | 18 |
| Gastric/pancreatic | 16 (88.8) |
CT: Computed tomography; GIB: Gastrointestinal bleeding; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; VCE: Video capsule endoscopy.