Small bowel strangulation and infarction: an unusual complication of Meckel's diverticulum.
We report an unusual case of small bowel infarction as a result of strangulation by a long Meckel's Diverticulum (MD). In any patient with a MD there is approximately a 4% risk of developing complications. These include bleeding, intussusception, obstruction due to a mesodiverticular band, volvulus and herniation. We present a case in which strangulation was due to encirclement of the small bowel by a long MD.
Matthews
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Department of Histopathology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust.
Tredgett
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Balsitis
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*