Title of article
Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 3-day-old Neonate; A Case Report
Author/Authors
Frooghi, Mehdi Department of Pediatric Surgery - Nemazee Teaching Hospital , Bahador, Ali Department of Pediatric Surgery - Nemazee Teaching Hospital - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Golchini, Alireza Department of Pediatric Surgery - Nemazee Teaching Hospital - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Haghighat, Mahmood Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology - Nemazee Teaching Hospital - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Ataollahi, Maryam Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology - Nemazee Teaching Hospital - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, , Javaherizadeh, Hazhir Abuzar Children’s Hospital - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Pages
4
From page
323
To page
326
Abstract
Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication in neonatal period. A 3-dayold
term male neonate was transferred to our emergency room due to bowel perforation.
Surgical exploration was done and perforated Meckel’s diverticulum was detected. Pathological
report of the tissue showed inflamed diverticulum with heterotopic gastric mucosa.
This is the first report of Meckel’s diverticulum perforation in a neonate in our country
Keywords
Heterotopic gastric mucosa , Meckel’s diverticulum , Bowel perforation
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2416267
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