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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6155-6159
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6155
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6155
Inverted Meckel's diverticulum as a cause of occult lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Omar M Rashid, Masayuki Nagahashi, Akimitsu Yamada, Kazuaki Takabe, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, United States
Joseph K Ku, Precision Plastic Surgery, Riverside, CA 92506, United States
Author contributions: Rashid OM and Ku JK performed the primary case and literature review with the assistance of Nagahashi M and Yamada A on manuscript preparation; Takabe K analyzed the literature and format of the manuscript.
Supported by United States National Institute of Health grants, K12HD055881 and R01CA160688, to Takabe K; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, to Nagahashi M
Correspondence to: Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Surgical Oncology/VCU, PO Box 980011, West Hospital 7-402, 1200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220, United States. ktakabe@vcu.edu
Telephone: +1-858-8289322 Fax: +1-858-8284808
Received: April 29, 2012
Revised: July 9, 2012
Accepted: July 18, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
Revised: July 9, 2012
Accepted: July 18, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
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