Snapshot A 2-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presents with bright red blood per rectum in his diaper. His parents were immediately concerned and called the pediatrician. The patient is not in much pain but cries when the RLQ is palpated. A technetium-99m scan comes back positive for Meckel’s diverticulum. Introduction Congenital diverticulum presenting in childhood login to view 2 more bullets Pathogenesis login to view 3 more bullets Epidemiology login to view 1 more bullet Rule of 2’s login to view 7 more bullets Presentation Symptoms login to view 5 more bullets Evaluation Most commonly discovered as incidental finding on laparotomy Technetium-99m scan aka Meckel scan login to view 2 more bullets Upper GI series with small bowel follow-through can also detect Differential Diagnosis Intussusception Appendicitis Hirschsprung’s disease Treatment Surgical removal Prognosis, Prevention, and Complications Complications login to view 4 more bullets