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Migrating calcified enterolith and chronic anemia: an unusual case presentation of a Meckel's diverticulum.

Arca MJ, Corpron C, Long F, O'Donovan J

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. MArca@chw.org

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, occurring in about 2 % of the population. The most common complications associated with a Meckel's diverticulum include obstruction, bleeding, and inflammation (7, 9, 11, 18-20). The estimated lifetime risk of developing symptoms with a Meckel's diverticulum is 4-6 % (16), with the risks of complications decreasing with age. Stones within Meckel's diverticulum are recognized as a rare complication in the adult population (13,15). However, it has not been reported in the pediatric age group. The authors describe a 19-month-old male who presented with intermittent abdominal pain and vomiting, chronic microcytic anemia and a calcified stone in the lower abdomen, who was found to have a Meckel's enterolith.

Published 4 January 2005 in Eur J Pediatr Surg, 14(6): 432-4.
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