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A case of strangulated small bowel obstruction caused by Meckel's diverticulum in an adult.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Journal of Emergency Medicine (impact factor: 1.31). 09/2007; 33(2):133-5. DOI:10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.01.008 pp.133-5
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ABSTRACT Meckel's diverticulum results from incomplete closure of the omphalomesenteric duct, and is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine. We present a case report of a 42-year-old patient who developed a strangulated intestinal obstruction as a complication of Meckel's diverticulum. The strangulated bowel obstruction was suggested by contrast-enhanced computed tomography. He recovered after a diverticulectomy and had no need for a small bowel resection.

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Keywords

42-year-old patient
 
case report
 
contrast-enhanced computed tomography
 
omphalomesenteric duct
 
small bowel resection
 
small intestine
 
strangulated bowel obstruction
 
strangulated intestinal obstruction