Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a button battery: report of a case.
A perforation of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) by foreign bodies is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen in children. We herein present a rare case of perforation of Meckel's diverticulum in a child after swallowing an alkaline button battery that contained lithium.
Karaman
Ayşe
A
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Karaman
Ibrahim
I
Erdoğan
Derya
D
Cavuşoğlu
Yusuf Hakan
YH
Aslan
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Varlikli
Onursal
O
Cakmak
Ozden
O
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012421:Rupture