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Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum [PDF]

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2016
A 56-year-old male presented to the hospital with complaint of abdominal pain. On clinical evaluation, the patient had features suggestive of perforation peritonitis. Blood indices revealed leukocytosis, hemoconcentration, and pre-renal azotemia. Relevant CT scan images delineating the pathology have been uploaded.
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Meckel’s diverticulum causing intestinal obstruction in the newborn [PDF]

, 2018
The causes of neonatal bowel obstruction are variable and dominated by malformations and the Meckel diverticulum must remain exceptional. We report a case of neonatal bowel obstruction in a six day old male neonate admitted on account of inability to ...
Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Aziz Elmadi, Hicham Abdellaoui, Khalid Khattala, Mohamed Amine Oukhouya, Mohammed Tazi, Saad Andaloussi, Youssef Bouabdallah   +7 more
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Congenital fistulisation of Meckel’s diverticulum in omphalocele sac: case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Fistulisation of Meckel's diverticulum in the top of an omphalocele sac is very rare. To our Knowledge, three cases were reported in the literature. We presente in this report a new case of this uncommon presentation.
M. Charki, Hicham Abdellaoui, S. Andaloussi, Mohammed-Amine Oukhouya, A. Mahmoudi, A. El madi, K. Khattala, Y. Bouabdallah   +7 more
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Meckel's diverticulitis: a rare entity of Meckel's diverticulum

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2017
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the small intestine that results from incomplete closure of the vitelline (omphalo-mesenteric) duct.
C. S. Wong, L. Dupley, H. Varia, D. Gołka, T. Linn   +4 more
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Meckel's diverticulum with intussusception in a 5-year-old patient: Ultrasound as the key to diagnosis. A case report

Translational Research in Anatomy
Background: Meckel's diverticulum is one of the most common congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract. About three-fourths of Meckel's diverticulum are located in the distance ranging from 40 cm to 100 cm from the ileocecal valve. Most cases
Krzysztof Balawender, Iwona Kucharska-Miąsik, Maksymilian Kłosowicz, Wiktoria Florek, Edward Clarke, Artur Derlatka, Magdalena Szatny-Kiedrzyńska, Andrzej Żytkowski   +7 more
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Intussusception caused by an inverted Meckel's diverticulum: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adults [PDF]

, 2011
Adult intussusception due to Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction. However, the surgeon should still be suspicious of this condition since the non specific symptoms and the rarity of it make a preoperative diagnosis ...
Ben Ali, Mechaal, Bouassida, Mahdi, Chebbi, Fathi, Chtourou, Mohamed Fadhel, Feidi, Bilel, Krifa, Marouene, Mighri, Mohamed Mongi, Sassi, Sadok, Sassi, Selim, Touinsi, Hassen   +9 more
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An unusual case of intestinal obstruction by volvulus of Meckel’s diverticulum in a 10-year-old child: a case report [PDF]

, 2014
Intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, adherence, intussusception, acute diverticulitis and rarely malignity are the most common complications of Meckel’s diverticulum in children.
Efthymiou, Christopher, Lampropoulos, Vasilios, Spyridakis, Ioannis   +2 more
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Littre Hernia: A Rare Case of an Incarcerated Meckel’s Diverticulum

Ultrasound International Open, 2017
Background A Meckel’s diverticulum is a remnant of the vitelline duct, which leads to the formation of a true diverticulum containing all layers of the small intestine.
B. Malling, A. Karlsen, J. Hern
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Acute intestinal obstruction due to meckel's diverticulum: A case report and literature review

Heliyon
Introduction: and Importance: Meckel's diverticulum is a rare congenital condition often detected incidentally. Meckel's diverticulum, a rare disease, may result in acute intestinal obstruction and is frequently misdiagnosed.
Cecilia Evan, Kezia Christy, Ricarhdo Valentino Hanafi, Maman Wastaman Rodjak   +3 more
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Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum Lithiasis: An Unusual Cause of Peritonitis

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Meckel’s diverticulum is the commonest congenital malformation of gastrointestinal tract and represents a persistent remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. Although it mostly remains silent, it can present as bleeding, perforation, intestinal obstruction,
Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan, Amirthavarshini Ponnuswamy, Atul Bagul, Prabakar Ponnuswamy   +3 more
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