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Published: 07/18/2012

Authors: Zareba K and Kedra B

A Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract seen in approximately three per cent of the population. Gastrointestinal stromal tumours in this location are extremely rare. In this case a 54-year-old patient had massive gastrointestinal bleeding which was localized in the small bowel on selective mesenteric angiography. A bleeding tumour was found in a Meckel’s diverticulum. The tumour with a margin of small bowel was resected and shown to be a gastrointestinal stromal tumour on histology.