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The mean age of patients with MD was 35.08 \u00b1 27.24 months, with male:female ratio of 2:1 and duration of symptoms ranging from 5 days to 8 months. All of them presented with recurrent bouts of bleeding per rectum and anemia. Seven had hemoglobin &lt;7 g\/dl, while 9 needed &gt;2 packed red blood cell transfusions. Three patients presented with shock and needed resuscitation. All the patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted surgical resection with a mean operative time of 72.6 \u00b1 15.4 min; with 2\/3\n                      <jats:sup>rd<\/jats:sup>\n                      of them getting discharged between the 3\n                      <jats:sup>rd<\/jats:sup>\n                      and 5\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      postoperative day, and all of them within 10 days of surgery without any major complications.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Laparoscopy has a diagnostic as well as therapeutic role in painless obscure major LGI bleeding in children. 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