Small bowel intussusception secondary to inverted Meckel's diverticulum

Meckel's diverticula are common congenital gastrointestinal malformations that most often present with bloody stool or bowel obstruction. Occasionally these diverticula may become inverted and serve as a lead point for the development of intussusception. Herein, we report the case of a 10-year...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 25; no. C; pp. 49 - 51
Main Authors Barry, Wesley E., Rosenberg, David M., Warren, Mikako, Kim, Eugene S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017
Elsevier
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Intussusception
Meckel's diverticulum
Surgery
Meckel's diverticulum
Intussusception
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ISSN2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI10.1016/j.epsc.2017.07.015

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Summary:Meckel's diverticula are common congenital gastrointestinal malformations that most often present with bloody stool or bowel obstruction. Occasionally these diverticula may become inverted and serve as a lead point for the development of intussusception. Herein, we report the case of a 10-year old female presenting with abdominal pain and non-bloody, non-bilious emesis and suspicion of intussusception. Upon performing an exploratory laparotomy, the intussusception lead point was found to be an inverted Meckel's diverticulum obstructing the lumen of the intestine.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2017.07.015