NEET Pattern Questions

Q. Least common complication of Meckel's diverticulum is 

a) Bleeding

b) Obstruction

c) Neoplasm

d) Obstruction

While many individuals remain asymptomatic, complications of Meckel's diverticulum can lead to significant clinical issues requiring medical intervention.

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Ans ) c Neoplasm

The most common clinical presentation of Meckel’s diverticulum is gastrointestinal bleeding, which occurs in 25% to 50% of patients who present with complications.

Bleeding is  often due to ulceration of the diverticulum. This bleeding can manifest as painless rectal bleeding

Another potential complication is intestinal obstruction, which can occur if the diverticulum becomes incarcerated or twisted. This situation may lead to bowel ischemia and perforation if not managed quickly.

Intestinal obstruction occur as a result of a volvulus of the small bowel around a diverticulum associated with a fibrotic band attached to the abdominal wall, intussusception, or, rarely, incarceration of the diverticulum in an inguinal hernia (Littre hernia)

Diverticulitis accounts for 10% to 20% of symptomatic presentations.

Neoplasms can also occur in a Meckel’s diverticulum, with NET as the most common malignant neoplasm (77%). Other histologic types include adenocarcinoma (11%), which generally originates from the gastric mucosa, and GIST (10%) and lymphoma (1%).

Complications of Meckel's diverticulum can be recognised and managed early if there is high index of suspicion