Research Article

Emergency Presentations of Meckel’s Diverticulum in Adults

Table 1

Showing the characteristics of the participants and the various types of presentations.

Main categorySubcategoriesFrequencyPercent

Age (M;SD)24.7912.239

SexMale4462.9
Female2637.1

PresentationRight lower quadrant abdominal pain2231.4
Intestinal obstruction2028.6
Lower abdominal pain1318.6
Acute abdomen1115.7
Bleeding per rectum22.9
Right hypochondrial pain11.4
Obstructed paraumbilical hernia11.4