title: Meckel's diverticulum manifested by a subcutaneous abscess.
abstract: This case report describes an extremely rare complication of a Meckel's diverticulum: enterocutaneous fistula of the diverticulum. The presence of Meckel's diverticulum is a well known entity, but subcutaneous perforation of the diverticulum is very rare. Here we report the case of a patient with the complaint of a right lower quadrant abscess, preoperatively diagnosed as enterocutaneous fistula, which was determined intraoperatively to be a fistula resulting from Meckel's diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34715, Turkey. drkaratepe@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Oguzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karatepe
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adas
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Altiok
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamali
authors.forename: Servet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karahan
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis