Answer:

• Less common causes include

1. Meckel’s diverticulum
2. Ischemic or inflammatory bowel disease
3. Solitary ulcers of the cecum and rectum

Reference: Sleisenger MH, Fordtran JS (eds): Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, 7th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2003.

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