Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and represents a persistent remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. The most common clinical presentation is intermittent and painless rectal bleeding, followed by intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruc...

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Main Author: Hui-Chien Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600253
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description Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and represents a persistent remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. The most common clinical presentation is intermittent and painless rectal bleeding, followed by intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruction due to Meckel's enterolith is rarely reported in children. We report a patient who presented with ileus secondary to fecalith impaction of Meckel's diverticulum, causing intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis.
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spelling doaj-art-6cba15ff0a64402e831c080660ce3e112025-08-20T02:28:05ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722010-04-0151213914010.1016/S1875-9572(10)60025-3Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's EnterolithHui-Chien LaiMeckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and represents a persistent remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. The most common clinical presentation is intermittent and painless rectal bleeding, followed by intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruction due to Meckel's enterolith is rarely reported in children. We report a patient who presented with ileus secondary to fecalith impaction of Meckel's diverticulum, causing intestinal obstruction and diverticulitis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600253diverticulitisenterolithMeckel's diverticulumomphalomesenteric duct
spellingShingle Hui-Chien Lai
Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
Pediatrics and Neonatology
diverticulitis
enterolith
Meckel's diverticulum
omphalomesenteric duct
title Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
title_full Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
title_fullStr Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
title_short Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Enterolith
title_sort intestinal obstruction due to meckel s enterolith
topic diverticulitis
enterolith
Meckel's diverticulum
omphalomesenteric duct
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600253
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