Rare pediatric case of Meckel diverticulum penetration caused by a fish bone

Ryuta Masuya^{1

2}, Kohji Okamoto², Hideo Kidogawa², Junji Kamizono³, Satoshi Ieiri¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, , Japan.
³ Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

Case Reports

Ryuta Masuya et al. Pediatr Int. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;61(7):731-733.

doi: 10.1111/ped.13902. Epub 2019 Jul 15.

Ryuta Masuya^{1

2}, Kohji Okamoto², Hideo Kidogawa², Junji Kamizono³, Satoshi Ieiri¹

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, , Japan.
³ Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: Meckel's diverticulum; acute abdomen; fish bone; foreign body ingestion; intestinal penetration.

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