[Selective therapy with ranitidine in a case of bleeding Meckel's diverticulum].

Abstract

A case of intestinal haemorrhage due to ectopic ulcerated gastric mucosa in Meckel's diverticulum in a young male is reported. The haemorrhage was stopped 5 days after continuous infusion with ranitidine (6 fials in 500 cc of physiological solution X 2). The therapy also proved effective in cases of bleeding ectopic gastric mucosa.