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Isolated perforation of Meckel′s diverticulum following blunt trauma abdomen: A rare case report

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2015
Meckel′s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring in about 2% of the population and, in most cases, incidentally being discovered during autopsy, laparotomy, or barium studies.
Syeda Siddiqua Banu, Sanjeev B Joshi, Vidyadhar A Kinhal, Mahesh S Desai   +3 more
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Case Report: Complicated Meckel Diverticulum Spectrum in Children [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Meckel diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the intestines, with an incidence of 2% of the general population. It can present as various clinical features with complications and be life threatening if diagnosis is ...
Gunadi, Wahyu Damayanti, Robin Perdana Saputra, Ramadhita, Ibnu Sina Ibrohim, Andi Lestiono, Devy Melati, Winda Intan Permatahati, Titis Widowati, Akhmad Makhmudi   +9 more
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An uncommon cause of abdominal pain in a child: Meckel diverticulum

Journal of Acute Disease, 2017
Meckel diverticulum, a common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, can be responsible of several complications due to the presence of ectopic gastric mucosa and represents a challenge for diagnosis.
Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Tamara Caldaro, Giovanni Federici di Abriola, Erminia Romeo, Valerio Balassone, Francesca Rea, Filippo Torroni, Paola De Angelis, Simona Faraci, Giulia Angelino, Renato Tambucci, Luigi Dall'Oglio   +11 more
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POSSIBILITIES OF MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MECKEL DIVERTICULUM

Вестник рентгенологии и радиологии, 2017
Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, manifested by complications such as gastrointestinal bleeding, intussusception, intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis.
A. L. Yudin, E. A. Yumatova, A. A. Uchevatkin, R. Kh. Azimov, D. S. Mel’chenko   +4 more
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Meckel′s diverticulum-Revisited

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
Meckel′s diverticulum is a true intestinal diverticulum that results from the failure of the vitelline duct to obliterate during the fifth week of fetal development. In about 50% cases, it contains ectopic or heterotopic tissue which can be
Malik Ajaz, Shams-ul-Bari, Wani Khurshid, Khaja Abdul   +3 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 Rep Surg
Axial 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. Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, and it is often discovered incidentally during abdominal surgery, particularly ...
Trăilescu MD, Pavel AI, Crișan AS, Cindea CN, Osakwe HI, Boștinaru GM.   +5 more
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Bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum in a 4-month-old infant: Treatment with laparoscopic diverticulectomy. A case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2009
J Rainer Poley1, Thomas E Thielen2, Jeffrey C Pence31Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; 2Resident in Pediatrics; 3Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Surgery,
J Rainer Poley, Thomas E Thielen, Jeffrey C Pence   +2 more
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Intussusception caused by an inverted Meckel diverticulum: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in adults

The Pan African Medical Journal, 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 ...
Mahdi Bouassida, Bilel Feidi, Mechaal Ben Ali, Mohamed Fadhel Chtourou, Marouene Krifa, Selim Sassi, Fathi Chebbi, Mohamed Mongi Mighri, Hassen Touinsi, Sadok Sassi   +9 more
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Adult Intussusception Caused by an Inverted Meckel Diverticulum

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2011
Adult intussusception caused by an inverted Meckel diverticulum is rare. We report a 55-year-old Japanese man with intussusception. He was admitted to our hospital with vomiting and abdominal pain. The abdomen was hard with tenderness and muscle guarding.
Tomoaki Ito, Koichi Sato, Hiroshi Maekawa, Mutsumi Sakurada, Hajime Orita, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Ryo Wada   +6 more
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Doble divertículo de Meckel: resección por laparoscopia Double Meckel's diverticulum

Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2011
El divertículo de Meckel es la anomalía congénita más común del tubo digestivo. Usualmente, es un divertículo único y es muy raro encontrar dos divertículos de Meckel en un mismo paciente. Se presenta el caso de una mujer con dolor abdominal agudo, cuyos
Roosevelt Fajardo, Virginia Cuevas, Jhonny Fuentes   +2 more
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