Intermittent Volvulus with Obstruction Due to a Meckel’s Diverticulum and Band Presenting as Feeding Intolerance in a Neonate with Trisomy 13

Individuals born with trisomy 13 tend to be susceptible to Meckel’s diverticulum. It is rarely symptomatic and reported cases are extremely rare. We describe here a neonate with feeding intolerance and bilious aspirates as a result of Meckel’s diverticulum and peritoneal band which caused intermitte...

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Autores principales: Kotinatot, Suresh, Shankar, Shiva, Ath, Muhammad Ba, Elajab, Ahmed, Dsouza, Ajay Prashanth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: OMJ 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9449991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36188882
http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2022.26
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Sumario:Individuals born with trisomy 13 tend to be susceptible to Meckel’s diverticulum. It is rarely symptomatic and reported cases are extremely rare. We describe here a neonate with feeding intolerance and bilious aspirates as a result of Meckel’s diverticulum and peritoneal band which caused intermittent volvulus with obstruction.

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