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MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM IN AN ADULT

Thomas C. Case

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A bstract A case report is presented of an adult male with 3 complications (infection, chronic intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage due to ulceration) of Meckel's diverticulum. The diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum was made preoperatively on the basis of the history, and the roentgenographic findings corroborated this diagnosis. Treatment is surgical. In this case, the severe inflammatory reaction with induration and thickening of the ileum necessitated resection of part of the ileum along with the diverticulum. Upon discharge from the hospital, the patient was free of all symptoms.

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A bstract A case report is presented of an adult male with 3 complications (infection, chronic intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage due to ulceration) of Meckel's diverticulum. The diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum was made preoperatively on the basis of the history, and the roentgenographic findings corroborated this diagnosis. Treatment is surgical. In this case, the severe inflammatory reaction with induration and thickening of the ileum necessitated resection of part of the ileum along with the diverticulum. Upon discharge from the hospital, the patient was free of all symptoms.

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A bstract A case report is presented of an adult male with 3 complications (infection, chronic intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage due to ulceration) of Meckel's diverticulum. The diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum was made preoperatively on the basis of the history, and the roentgenographic findings corroborated this diagnosis. Treatment is surgical. In this case, the severe inflammatory reaction with induration and thickening of the ileum necessitated resection of part of the ileum along with the diverticulum. Upon discharge from the hospital, the patient was free of all symptoms.

Key concepts: Medicine, Diverticulum (mollusc), Ileum, Meckel's diverticulum, Hepatic diverticulum, Ileal Diseases, Surgery, Thickening

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