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. 2009 May;2(2):144-5.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.50754.

The four killers of Meckel's diverticulum

El Bachir Benjelloun  1 , Amal Ankouz, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
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The four killers of Meckel's diverticulum

El Bachir Benjelloun et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2009 May.
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Figure 1
Meckel's diverticulum encircling and strangulating the terminal ileum
Figure 2
Figure 2
A resection of terminal ileum with perforated giant Meckel's diverticulum
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