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Case Report

Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction by a Novel Mechanism

by
Vishalkumar G. Shelat
*,
Kaiwen Kelvin Li
,
Anil Rao
and
Tay Sze Guan
Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(3), e51; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e51
Submission received: 4 May 2011 / Revised: 4 May 2011 / Accepted: 21 June 2011 / Published: 7 July 2011

Abstract

Meckel’s diverticulum occurs in 2% of the general population and majority of patients remain asymptomatic. Gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common presentation in the paediatric population. While asymptomatic and incidentally found Meckel’s diverticulum may be left alone, surgery is essential for treating a symptomatic patient. Despite advances in imaging and technology, pre-operative diagnosis is often difficult. We present a first report of an unusual mechanism of small bowel obstruction due to Meckel’s diverticulitis in a paediatric patient. The diagnosis was only apparent at laparotomy.
Keywords: Meckel’s diverticulum; Meckel’s diverticulitis; small bowel obstruction Meckel’s diverticulum; Meckel’s diverticulitis; small bowel obstruction

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Shelat, V.G.; Li, K.K.; Rao, A.; Guan, T.S. Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction by a Novel Mechanism. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e51. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e51

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Shelat VG, Li KK, Rao A, Guan TS. Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction by a Novel Mechanism. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(3):e51. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e51

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Shelat, Vishalkumar G., Kaiwen Kelvin Li, Anil Rao, and Tay Sze Guan. 2011. "Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Obstruction by a Novel Mechanism" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 3: e51. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e51

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