Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum Masquerading as a Mesenteric Abscess Related to Umbilical Piercing: An Unusual Cause of Acute Abdomen

Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is a rare cause of acute abdomen in adults. We describe the case of a 32-year-old man presenting with worsening abdominal pain three weeks following the piercing of his umbilicus. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a small mesenteric coll...

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Autores principales: Das, Jeeban Paul, O' Malley, Eoin, Iqbal, Asif, Roche, Clare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6453622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31007978
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4020

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