Mashlah Q, Zaher AM, Odah Bashi H, Zwaraa H, Dalati H. Torsion of the whole ileum and hemorrhagic necrosis because of a giant Meckel's diverticulum in a 9-month-old child.
J Surg Case Rep 2023;
2023:rjad336. [PMID:
37293334 PMCID:
PMC10247332 DOI:
10.1093/jscr/rjad336]
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Abstract
Intestinal ischemia caused by torsion of a freely hanging Meckel's diverticulum (MD) resulting in the need for resection is an uncommon complication. We present an extraordinary case of a 9-month-old male with acute abdominal symptoms because of intestinal ischemia and necrosis that necessitated resection of the entire ileum. This was caused by torsion around a particularly large MD.
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