Acute small bowel obstruction as a result of a Meckel's diverticulum encircling the terminal ileum: A case report

BACKGROUND: In the developed world, small bowel obstruction accounts for 20% of all acute surgical admissions. The aetiology for majority of these cases includes postoperative adhesions and herniae. However, a relatively uncommon cause is a Meckel's diverticulum. Although this diagnosis is prim...

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Autores principales: Thakor, Avnesh S, Liau, Siong S, o'Riordan, Dermot C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17411459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1847829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17411459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-8

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