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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr-Jun;28(2):152-3.
doi: 10.1590/S0102-67202015000200019.

An extremely rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum: enterocutaneous fistulization of umbilical hernia

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Oztekin Cikman  1 , Hasan Ali Kiraz  2 , Omer Faruk Ozkan  1 , Gurhan Adam  3 , Ahmet Celik  1 , Muammer Karaayvaz  1
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Case Reports

An extremely rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum: enterocutaneous fistulization of umbilical hernia

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Oztekin Cikman et al. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2015 Apr-Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Contrast enhanced CT shows an intestine fistulized throughout the umbilical hernia into the external layer of the umbilical skin
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Intraoperative image showing the Meckel's diverticulum forming enterocutaneous fistulization of Littre's umbilical hernia
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