Perforated meckels diverticulum presenting with combined bowel and urinary obstruction. The meckel s diverticulum is a true diverticulum of the small intestine 1. Imaging journal of gastroenterology 2010 for meckel diverticulum. It can cause complications in the form of ulceration, haemorrhage, intussusception, intestinal obstruction, perforation and, very rarely, vesicodiverticular fistulae. Meckels diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of gastrointestinal tract. Meckel s diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of gastrointestinal tract. Es clinicamente evidente cuando surgen complicaciones como ulceracion y hemorragia, diverticulitis, obstruccion.
Giant meckels diverticula with necrosis due to axial torsion. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report. It was described in detail by the german anatomist johann meckel in 1809 1, 2. We present a series of 45 cases undergoing surgery in the general and paediatric surgery units of our hospital between january 1997 and january 2010.
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