Pediatric Meckel's Diverticulum Width and Bleeding Risk in 310 Patients

Xufeng Gao authored a retrospective cohort study analyzing the relationship between diverticulum width and gastrointestinal bleeding risk in children with symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum. The dataset includes data from 310 pediatric patients and was last updated on May 15, 2026. The study used multivariate logistic regression and other models to identify an inverted U-shaped relationship, with peak risk at approximately 1.25 cm.

Use Cases

• Modeling gastrointestinal bleeding risk based on diverticulum width.
• Investigating the interaction between ectopic mucosa and diverticulum width on complication risk.
• Informing surgical decision-making for pediatric patients with symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum.
• Validating the inverted U-shaped relationship between anatomical width and clinical outcome.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 310 pediatric patient records.
• Analysis adjusted for potential confounding factors using multivariate models.
• Specific risk threshold identified at approximately 1.25 cm diverticulum width.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and institutional bias inherent to a single-center retrospective study.

Provenance

Source

Xufeng Gao

Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study from a single center.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 05:42:47; freshness should be verified.