title: Surgically inverting an incidentally detected Meckel's diverticulum - Wrong method.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intusussception leading to intestinal obstruction is a known complication of Meckel's diverticulum. Inverting of Meckel's acts as a lead point for intussusception. Causes of inversion are many but surgical inversion leading to intusussception is extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We hereby report a case of a 14 year adolescent boy operated previously for open appendicetomy presenting to us with intestinal obstruction who on exploration was found to have an surgically inverted Meckel's diverticulum acting as a lead point for ileo-colic intusussception.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, surgically inverting any Meckel's diverticulum is never a treatment option even when the diverticulum is incidentally detected. Diverticulectomy or segmental resection is the procedure of choice for Meckel's diverticulum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Meckel's divereticulum should never be inverted surgically. Not only it is a wrong method but also increases the risk of complications.
authors.affiliation: Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: shahketul11@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ketul
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: lkhiria@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Lakhsman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Khiria
authors.affiliation: Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: premalrdesai@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Premal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: hbvora@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hasmukh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Ahmedabad 380006, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: drmsbhavsar@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhavsar
keywords: Intussusception; Inverting; Meckel's diverticulum