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- Title
Meckel's Diverticulum Causing Cecal Volvulus.
- Authors
Neidlinger, Nikole A.; Madan, Atul K.; Wright, Mary Jo
- Abstract
Meckel's diverticulum is present in 2 per cent of the population with bowel obstruction as its most common complication. This case report describes an extremely rare complication of a Meckel's diverticulum, a cecal volvulus. The diagnosis of cecal volvulus was made preoperatively on abdominal X-rays; the diagnosis of a Meckel's diverticulum was made intraoperatively. The cecum was found to be twisted around a vitelline band on a broad-based Meckel's diverticulum extending to the umbilicus. The diverticulum was resected. The patient did well postoperatively and was discharged without any difficulty.
- Subjects
BOWEL obstructions; HUMAN abnormalities; GENETIC disorders; GASTROINTESTINAL system
- Publication
American Surgeon, 2001, Vol 67, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0003-1348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/000313480106700110