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Case Reports
. 1996 Feb;41(1):55-6.

Small bowel strangulation and infarction: an unusual complication of Meckel's diverticulum

P Matthews  1 , M W Tredgett, M Balsitis
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  • PMID: 8930046
Case Reports

Small bowel strangulation and infarction: an unusual complication of Meckel's diverticulum

P Matthews et al. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1996 Feb.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of small bowel infarction as a result of strangulation by a long Meckel's Diverticulum (MD). In any patient with a MD there is approximately a 4% risk of developing complications. These include bleeding, intussusception, obstruction due to a mesodiverticular band, volvulus and herniation. We present a case in which strangulation was due to encirclement of the small bowel by a long MD.

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