Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 3-day-old Neonate; A Case Report

Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication in neonatal period. A 3-dayold term male neonate was transferred to our emergency room due to bowel perforation. Surgical exploration was done and perforated Meckel’s diverticulum was detected. Pathological report of the tissue showed infla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Frooghi, Mehdi, Bahador, Ali, Golchini, Alireza, Haghighat, Mahmood, Ataollahi, Maryam, Javaherizadeh, Hazhir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5145301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957297
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/mejdd.2016.43
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Sumario:Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication in neonatal period. A 3-dayold term male neonate was transferred to our emergency room due to bowel perforation. Surgical exploration was done and perforated Meckel’s diverticulum was detected. Pathological report of the tissue showed inflamed diverticulum with heterotopic gastric mucosa. This is the first report of Meckel’s diverticulum perforation in a neonate in our country

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