Hydroureteronephrosis secondary to perforated Meckel's diverticulum.
Complications related to Meckel's diverticulum are not unusual. However, involvement of the urinary tract is extremely rare. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of ureteral obstruction due to perforation of Meckel's diverticulum.
Denstedt
J D
JD
Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Shepherd
R R
RR
Holliday
R L
RL
D000293:Adolescent; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*