Perforated Meckel's diverticulum causing in utero small bowel obstruction
Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly involving a true diverticulum of the ileum. These diverticula can present in a variety of ways. They can be asymptomatic and discovered incidentally or can present with symptoms of infection, bleeding or obstruction. Typically, patients present arou...
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Elsevier,
2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Résumé: | Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly involving a true diverticulum of the ileum. These diverticula can present in a variety of ways. They can be asymptomatic and discovered incidentally or can present with symptoms of infection, bleeding or obstruction. Typically, patients present around age 2. We present a case of an in utero perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum causing a small bowel obstruction diagnosed on prenatal imaging. |
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| Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2021.102057 |