title: A gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Meckel diverticulum in an 86-year-old patient.
abstract: Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Its prevalence is approximately 2% of the general population. Complications because of Meckel diverticula are rare and almost nil beyond the age of 40 years. This report details the case of an 86-year-old patient with Meckel diverticulum that perforated because of a tumoral lesion at its apex, also known as volvulus of Meckel diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Departments of General Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. ahmetdogrul@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmet Bulent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Dogrul
authors.forename: Yusuf Alper
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Onurdag
authors.forename: Sevgen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Mehmet B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Tirnaksiz
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abbasoglu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology