Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?

Foreign body perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare event. We report two cases of fish bone perforation of Meckel's diverticulum that presented within 5 days of each other. Both patients presented with acute abdomen and were initially suspected to have acute appendicitis. The...

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Main Authors:	Janice H.L. Wong, Dk. Norsuhazenah Pg. Hj. Suhaili, Kenneth Y.Y. Ko
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2005-10-01
Series:	Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:	fish bone foreign body Meckel's diverticulum perforation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960364X

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spelling	doaj-f5580c03f4384da38873ca79101f0d872020-11-24T22:01:47ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842005-10-0128429529610.1016/S1015-9584(09)60364-XFish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?Janice H.L. WongDk. Norsuhazenah Pg. Hj. SuhailiKenneth Y.Y. KoForeign body perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare event. We report two cases of fish bone perforation of Meckel's diverticulum that presented within 5 days of each other. Both patients presented with acute abdomen and were initially suspected to have acute appendicitis. The diagnosis was only made at surgery when the appendix was found to be normal and Meckel's diverticulum was found to be inflamed and perforated by a fish bone. Both cases were treated successfully with Meckel's diverticulectomy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960364Xfish boneforeign bodyMeckel's diverticulumperforation
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spellingShingle	Janice H.L. Wong Dk. Norsuhazenah Pg. Hj. Suhaili Kenneth Y.Y. Ko Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event? Asian Journal of Surgery fish bone foreign body Meckel's diverticulum perforation
author_facet	Janice H.L. Wong Dk. Norsuhazenah Pg. Hj. Suhaili Kenneth Y.Y. Ko
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title	Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?
title_short	Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?
title_full	Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?
title_fullStr	Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?
title_full_unstemmed	Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?
title_sort	fish bone perforation of meckel's diverticulum: a rare event?
publisher	Elsevier
series	Asian Journal of Surgery
issn	1015-9584
publishDate	2005-10-01
description	Foreign body perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare event. We report two cases of fish bone perforation of Meckel's diverticulum that presented within 5 days of each other. Both patients presented with acute abdomen and were initially suspected to have acute appendicitis. The diagnosis was only made at surgery when the appendix was found to be normal and Meckel's diverticulum was found to be inflamed and perforated by a fish bone. Both cases were treated successfully with Meckel's diverticulectomy.
topic	fish bone foreign body Meckel's diverticulum perforation
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Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?

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