Meckel's diverticulum masked by a long period of gastric symptoms--a case report

M A Fasone; A Toro; T Guastella; I Di Carlo

doi:10.1080/00015458.2005.11679749

Meckel's diverticulum masked by a long period of gastric symptoms--a case report

Acta Chir Belg. 2005 Aug;105(4):413-4. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679749.

Authors

M A Fasone¹, A Toro, T Guastella, I Di Carlo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Organs Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 16184729
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679749

Abstract

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. The authors report a case of a patient with long-term symptoms erroneously not related with MD disease and developing a diverticulum perforation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen, Acute / etiology
Adolescent
Dehydration / etiology
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / diagnosis
Intestinal Perforation / etiology
Intestinal Perforation / surgery
Male
Meckel Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Meckel Diverticulum / surgery
Nausea / etiology
Peptic Ulcer Perforation / diagnosis
Peptic Ulcer Perforation / etiology
Peptic Ulcer Perforation / surgery
Vomiting / etiology