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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
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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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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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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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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A massive bleeding from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of a Meckel’s diverticulum [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2016 Introduction. Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastro intestinal tract, present in about 2% of population. Case Outline.
Chabowski Mariusz +5 more
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Perforation of the Meckel’s diverticulum with a chicken bone: a case report and literature review
Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Most of the people remain asymptomatic during their lifetime, but some can develop complications such as inflammation, haemorrhage or ...
Bardia Bidarmaghz +3 more
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A Coin Trapped in Meckel’s Diverticulum [PDF]
, 2021 Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among children. Most foreign bodies that have passed the esophagus will pass uneventfully through the intestinal tract.
Levent CANKORKMAZ, Cankorkmaz, Levent
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Malignant neoplasia in Meckel’s diverticulum — our experience
, 2023 Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly within the gastrointestinal tract, with a prevalence in the general population of 0.9–3 %. Among the malignant neoplasms associated with Meckel’s diverticulum, carcinoids and gastrointestinal ...
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