GANGRENE OF MECKELS-DIVERTICULUM SECONDARY TO AXIAL TORSION - A RARE COMPLICATION

Authors
MALHOTRA S ROTH DA GOUGE TH HOFSTETTER SR SIDHU G NEWMAN E
Citation
S. Malhotra et al., GANGRENE OF MECKELS-DIVERTICULUM SECONDARY TO AXIAL TORSION - A RARE COMPLICATION, The American journal of gastroenterology, 93(8), 1998, pp. 1373-1375
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
93
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1373 - 1375
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1998)93:8<1373:GOMSTA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A Meckel's diverticulum may result in a number of complications includ ing hemorrhage, obstruction, and inflammation. We report a case of a g angrenous Meckel's diverticulum secondary to axial torsion, which has been reported only four times in adults and once in children in the pa st 28 years. (Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93:1373-1375, (C) 1998 by Am. Co ll. of Gastroenterology).