title: A case of strangulated small bowel obstruction caused by Meckel's diverticulum in an adult.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum results from incomplete closure of the omphalomesenteric duct, and is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine. We present a case report of a 42-year-old patient who developed a strangulated intestinal obstruction as a complication of Meckel's diverticulum. The strangulated bowel obstruction was suggested by contrast-enhanced computed tomography. He recovered after a diverticulectomy and had no need for a small bowel resection.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: Je Sung
authors: JS
authors: You
authors: Sung Pil
authors: SP
authors: Chung
authors: Yoo Seok
authors: YS
authors: Park
authors: Jeong Sik
authors: JS
authors: Yu
authors: Yoon Ah
authors: YA
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed