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Intussusception of Invaginated Meckel's Diverticulum

Author(s) -

R C N Williamson,

M J Cooper,

W E G Thomas

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107688407700808

Subject(s) - meckel's diverticulum , intussusception (medical disorder) , laparotomy , diverticulum (mollusc) , medicine , differential diagnosis , meckel diverticulum , bowel obstruction , ileal diseases , hepatic diverticulum , general surgery , invagination , surgery , radiology , pathology

Two middle-aged patients are reported who came to laparotomy with a presumptive diagnosis of small bowel tumour. There was no overt evidence of small bowel obstruction in either case. They were found at laparotomy to have intussusception of an invaginated Meckel's diverticulum. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ileal tumours.

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