Diagnostic value of hemoglobin concentration in identifying Meckel's diverticulum in pediatric lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Purpose: To assess the diagnostic performance of hemoglobin concentration for Meckel's diverticulum (MD) and evaluate if hemoglobin levels could be useful in the surgical decision-making process of children with lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of children with LGIB attending the emergency department between 2011 and 2021. Episodes of LGIB were divided into two groups: MeckD (MD diagnosed by surgery) and non-MeckD.

Mycobacterium Bovis Abdominal Tuberculosis in a Young Child.

Abdominal tuberculosis can mimic many processes resulting in delayed diagnosis and unnecessary surgery. We describe a child of Moroccan parents with an abdominal mass caused by Mycobacterium bovis. The case stresses the need for increased awareness of M.

[Complicated omental cyst after a herniorrhaphy in an infant].

Omental cysts are uncommon benign masses localized in the abdomen. This article describes the case of a male infant who underwent surgery due to a left inguinal hernia. During the operation a small omental cyst was found inside the sac that was resected.