Laparoscopic management of an axially torsed gangrenous Meckel's diverticulum in a child

• Main Authors: Kotti Ahmed (Author), Zitouni Hayet (Author), Louati Hamdi (Author), Ben Dhaou Mahdi (Author), Jallouli Mohamed (Author), Mhiri Riadh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Most often is asymptomatic but it may give a number of complications including gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction and inflammation. Axial torsion and gangrene of MD are exceptional. The correct d...