Meckel's diverticulum enterolith: a rare cause of acute abdomen.
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastro-intestinal tract. Inflammation, bleeding and obstruction are its main complications. Formation of enterolith is rare. A case of acute abdomen caused by Meckel's diverticulitis with enterolith is reported.
Department of General Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. nagaoglu@meds.ktu.edu.tr
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis