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A case of perforated Meckel’s diverticulitis tethered to the umbilicus associated with a urachal remnant

Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) occurs in 2% of the population and is often asymptomatic. It is an embryological remnant of the oomphalomesenteric duct and can be associated with another embryonic structure—the urachus. A 23-year-old male presented with generalized abdominal pain and fever on a backgroun...

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Autores principales: Woods, Christopher, Whitehead-Clarke, Thomas, Stevenson, Benita, Patel, Nirav, Kulendran, Myutan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10079341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37034310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad158