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Ileal obstruction from Meckel's diverticulum in a neonate: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common of the omphalomesenteric duct anomalies encountered in clinical practice. It may present with a wide variety of symptoms. Presentation in the neonatal period is very rare.
Akputa Aja Obasi, Sebastian O. Ekenze, Uchechukwu Ogbobe   +2 more
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Inverted Meckel’s diverticulum: a rare cause of intussusception in children

, 2020
Invagination of proximal segment of intestine to distal one results in intussusceptions and is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in children. In most of the cases of intussusceptions, the cause is idiopathic in nature; the other causes may be ...
Nayak, Sitikantha, Paikray, Rajlaxmi, Joshi, Ranjit Kumar, Mishra, Baikuntha Narayan, Patra, Sudhansu Sekhar, Pahi, Prabin Prakash   +5 more
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Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum caused by a chicken bone: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Meckel's diverticulum represents a true diverticulum of the ileum containing all three layers of the bowel wall and is found on the wall of the distal ileum, usually about 2 feet from the ileocaecal valve. Although Meckel's diverticulum is a
Chan Kim W
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Clinicodemographic Profile and Outcome of Patients with Symptomatic Meckel's Diverticulum: Preliminary Findings

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2020
Background: Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest gastrointestinal congenital anomaly. Though most of the cases do not present clinically, they are challenging to diagnose if become symptomatic.
Pravin Joshi, Narayan Belbase, Rohit Kumar Mishra, Mukesh Karki, Lalit Kumar Das   +4 more
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Mesenteric Meckel's diverticulum in a 17 month old female

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021
Meckel's diverticulum is a common gastrointestinal anomaly that is a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct which typically remains on the antimesenteric border of the small intestine.
Paige Koetter, Eric Cochran, Anthony Y. Tsai   +2 more
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Meckel's diverticulum: Unusual cause of significant bleeding in an adult male

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital gastrointestinal malformation affecting 2% of the general population. Most affected patients are asymptomatic, and excessive bleeding causing a significant drop in hemoglobin count is an uncommon complication ...
Assim Saad Eddin, MD, AJ Chowdhury, BSc, Ehab Saad Aldin, MD   +2 more
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A gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting incidentally with haemorrhage and perforation associated with a Meckel's diverticulum: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction This is the first reported case of perforation and haemorrhage of a Meckel's diverticulum leading to the incidental finding of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour within the diverticulum.
Woolf Richard, Blencowe Natalie, Muhammad Karim, Paterson David, Pye Geoff   +4 more
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Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum [PDF]

, 2019
Meckel’s diverticulum, a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, is asymptomatic in the majority of patients but can be associated with some complications.
Rebelo, Marta, Carmo, Eduarda, Pedro, Filipa, Matias, Rogério, Romano, Joana   +4 more
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Chronic Nocturnal Abdominal Pain as the Presentation of Inverted Meckel Diverticulum: A Case Report

Children, 2022
The common clinical manifestations of Meckel’s diverticulum include painless lower gastrointestinal bleeding and intestinal obstruction due to intussusception.
Ting-Yu Wang, Yu-Tsun Su, Po-Jui Ko, Yea-Ling Chen, Hsiang-Hung Shih, Ching-Chung Tsai   +5 more
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Meckel’s diverticulum in children

, 2021
Meckelov divertikul je najčešća kongenitalna anomalija probavnog trakta, uz koju se veže „pravilo dvojke“. Nastaje nepotpunom obliteracijom omfalomezenteričnog kanala, poveznice primitivnog crijeva i žumanjčane vreće.
Roce, Dionora
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