title: Suppurative meckel diiverticulum in a 3-year-old girl presenting with periumbilical cellulitis.
abstract: Meckel diverticulum (MD) is one of the most common congenital gastrointestinal anomalies and occurs in 1.2-2% of the general population. MD usually presents with massive painless rectal bleeding, intestinal obstruction or inflammation in children and adults. Suppurative Meckel diverticulitis is uncommon in children. An experience is described of a 3-year-old girl with suppurative inflammation in a tip of MD. She complained of acute colicky abdominal pain, vomiting and periumbilical erythema. Laparoscopic surgery found a relatively long MD with necrotic and fluid-filled cystic end, which was attatched to abdominal wall caused by inflammation. Herein, we report an interesting and unusual case of a suppurative Meckel diverticulitis presenting as periumbilical cellulitis in a child. Because of its varied presentations, MD might always be considered as one of the differential diagonosis.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Ji Sook
authors: JS
authors: Park
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Chun Woo
authors: CW
authors: Lim
authors: Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Taejin
authors: T
authors: Park
authors: Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Jae-Min
authors: JM
authors: Cho
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Ji-Hyun
authors: JH
authors: Seo
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Hee-Shang
authors: HS
authors: Youn
keywords: Cellulitis; Meckel diverticulum; Suppuration