title: Sudden Death Associated With Incarcerated Small Bowel Due to Mesodiverticular Band.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly present in about 3% of the population and usually asymptomatic. Rarely, a mesodiverticular band extends from the tip of a Meckel's diverticulum to the mesentery, thought to be due to lack of involution of the left vitelline artery. The presence of this band creates a closed loop through which loops of bowel can become entrapped. Rare case reports have described incarceration of bowel and sudden death in children. We present such a case and discuss this entity.
authors.affiliation: 1 Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.|2 Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Debra S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.affiliation: 1 Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Ada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baisre
authors.affiliation: 1 Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curcio
authors.affiliation: 1 Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Nawar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matti
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sinquee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: death; intestinal obstruction; meckel diverticulum/complications; sudden/etiology