title: Uncommon Presentation of Meckel's Diverticulum in Young Age.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is a rare detected anomaly.We present the case of a 13 months old male toddler dead shortly after he was admitted to the hospital. On internal autopsy examination abdominal dissection cream-brown fluid in abdomen was observed. In the ileum, 45 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve, 1 cm in diameter perforation area was detected, ongoing dissection revealed diverticular, pouch like structure, Meckel's diverticulum. We presented perforated Meckel's diverticulum detected at autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Uludağ University Medical Faculty, Department of Forensic Medicine, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Department of Bursa Morgue, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Umit Naci
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Gündoğmuş
keywords: Meckel's diverticulum; autopsy; forensic
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