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Is an Incidental Meckel’s Diverticulum Truly Benign?
Case Reports in Surgery, 2015 Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract and it is found to affect nearly 2 percent of the population.
Caroline C. Jadlowiec +2 more
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Intestinal Obstruction by Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 92 Years Old Woman
Case Reports in Surgery, 2020 Background. Meckel’s diverticulum is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct that in most cases (53%) is diagnosed in the first two years of life. Case report.
Maryam Sarkardeh +1 more
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Meckel’s diverticulum and bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar: a case report [PDF]
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2016 Meckel’s diverticulum is a common anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. The most common complications of Meckel’s diverticulum are inflammation, bleeding and obstruction. We present a 12-year-old boy with bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar in a Meckel’
Marco Gasparella +6 more
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in Omphalocele
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Meckel's diverticulum is a rare condition in neonates with reports of concurrent Meckel's diverticulum and omphalocele being few. Herein, we present a case of omphalocele associated with perforated Meckel's diverticulum.
Chaeyoun Oh, Kim Hyun-Young, Hanna Jin
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Spontaneous hemoperitoneum caused by meckel's diverticulum in an elder patient
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 Symptomatic Meckel's Diverticulum is a rare entity in old patients. The most common complications are gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, acute inflammation, and perforation.
Adrié Rosat +5 more
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Axial Torsion of a Necrotic Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum With Secondary Peritonitis in a 7-Year-Old: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in SurgeryAxial torsion with subsequent gangrene of Meckel’s diverticulum represents an exceptionally rare cause of small bowel obstruction, one of the rarest causes of small bowel obstruction.
Maria Daniela Trăilescu +5 more
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Meckel’s Diverticulum: Prevalence in 1000 Laparatomies [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2013 Objectives: To detect the prevalence of Meckel's Diverticulum in children and adults aged 1 day to 90 years old. Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study of 1000 cases aged 1 day to 90 years old in the surgery wards of two ...
Bazrafshan A, Heydarian F, Rahmani Sh
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A Case Report of Inverted Meckel's Diverticulum
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Inverted Meckel's diverticulum is an entity often discovered incidentally or through a clinical evaluation for gastrointestinal bleeding. While rare, inverted Meckel's diverticulum should be considered in the evaluation of a patient presenting with ...
Elizabeth C Rhodes, Laura Spruill
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Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum Lithiasis: An Unusual Cause of Peritonitis [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Revisiting the forgotten remnant: Imaging spectrum of Meckel’s diverticulum
South African Journal of Radiology, 2022 Meckel’s diverticulum is a true diverticulum of the alimentary tract occurring resulting from the persistence of remnants of the vitello-intestinal duct. They are often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed during surgery.
Manish Kumar +3 more
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