1. Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 3-day-old Neonate; A Case Report
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Ali Bahador, Alireza Golchini, Maryam Ataollahi, Mehdi Frooghi, Hazhir Javaherizadeh, and Mahmood Haghighat
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congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Perforation (oil well) ,Case Report ,Bowel perforation ,digestive system ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Meckel's diverticulum ,Hepatic diverticulum ,Hepatology ,Heterotopic gastric mucosa ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Gastroenterology ,medicine.disease ,digestive system diseases ,Surgery ,surgical procedures, operative ,Meckel’s diverticulum ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Complication ,business ,Diverticulum - Abstract
Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is a rare complication in neonatal period. A 3-dayold term male neonate was transferred to our emergency room due to bowel perforation. Surgical exploration was done and perforated Meckel's diverticulum was detected. Pathological report of the tissue showed inflamed diverticulum with heterotopic gastric mucosa. This is the first report of Meckel's diverticulum perforation in a neonate in our country.
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- 2016
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