title: Synchronous Perforation of the Ileum and Meckel's Diverticulum Due to Tuberculosis.
abstract: Perforation of the Meckel's diverticulum due to tuberculosis is a rare phenomenon. A 45 years old male who presented with perforation peritonitis was found to have a synchronous dual perforation involving the ileum and the Meckel's diverticulum, due to intestinal tuberculosis. In addition to this, the Meckel's diverticulum was found to have a daughter diverticulum (diverticulum within diverticulum), which was probably pulsion or traction diverticulum as it did not have all layers of the intestinal wall. Such daughter diverticulum associated with a Meckel's diverticulum is very unusual. All these factors make this a unique case which is hence reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Cochin, India. Email: skzach@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sanoop K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Zachariah
keywords: Ileal perforation; Intestinal tuberculosis; Meckel's diverticulum