Perforated Meckel's diverticulum in neonates: a report of six cases and systematic review of the literature

• Main Authors: Naeem Liaqat (Author), Anies Mahomed (Author), Sajid Iqbal Nayyar (Author), Nadeem Akhtar (Author), Sajjad Ali (Author), Naveed Haider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Perforation of Meckel Diverticulum (MD) is a rare cause of pneumoperitoneum in neonates. We hereby report six cases of perforation of MD in neonates, with addition of 53 cases from systematic review of the literature. A systematic review was performed using Mesh terms "Neona...