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Neonatal Meckel diverticulum: Obstruction due to a short mesodiverticular band
Author(s) -
Kunitsu Tomoaki,
Koshida Shigeki,
Tanaka Katsunori,
Nakahara Sayuri,
Yanagi Takahide,
Maruo Yoshihiro,
Takeuchi Yoshihiro,
Kubota Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12694
Subject(s) - medicine , meckel's diverticulum , internal hernia , diverticulum (mollusc) , hernia , compression (physics) , surgery , materials science , composite material
This is the first report of symptomatic Meckel diverticulum in a newborn, in which direct compression by a short mesodiverticular band (MDB) caused intestinal obstruction. A short MDB can cause intestinal obstruction due to direct compression. There are two mechanisms by which Meckel diverticulum with MDB can cause intestinal obstruction: internal hernia and direct compression. Onset of intestinal obstruction due to direct compression by a short MDB might be earlier than that for internal hernia with long MDB.