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Case Reports
. 1978 Oct;54(636):692-3.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.54.636.692.

Axial volvulus of Meckel's diverticulum

M P Osborne, G Hamilton, M Shalley
Case Reports

Axial volvulus of Meckel's diverticulum

M P Osborne et al. Postgrad Med J. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Two cases of axial volvulus of a Meckel's diverticulum associated with a diverticular band are described. In both cases, the pre-operative diagnosis was of acute appendicitis. The importance of further exploration if the appendix is insufficiently inflamed to acount for the symptoms and signs is emphasized.

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