title: Extracorporeal laparoscopically assisted resection of a perforated Meckel's diverticulum due to a chicken bone.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital anomaly of the small intestine. It can, however, present acutely relating to a number of complications that may require emergency surgery and possible bowel resection. Perforation is a rare complication and there are only seven cases reported of an inflamed Meckel's diverticulum due to a chicken bone. Laparoscopic repair of Meckel's diverticulum-associated complications has gained popularity over the recent years. We present a case of chicken bone perforation that was treated with laparoscopic-assisted extracorporeal resection of the affected small bowel segment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nikolopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ntakomyti
authors.affiliation: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Gaddal
authors.affiliation: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult