Open AccessSYMPTOMATIC MECKELS DIVERTICULUM IN THE NEWBORN: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Hind Cherrabi,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13717
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , diverticulum (mollusc) , meckel's diverticulum , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , perforation , gestation , occlusion , hepatic diverticulum , pregnancy , materials science , genetics , biology , punching , metallurgy
Meckels diverticulum accounts for 2 to 3% of gastrointestinal tract malformations in children. It is a distal remnant of the incompletely obliterated omphalo mesenteric duct that occurs at 4 weeks gestation, and is located approximately 40 to 60 cm from the last ileal loop. In the majority of cases, its presentation is asymptomatic and discovery is incidental. The symptomatic form represents 4% and is rare in children, including bleeding, occlusion, inflammation and intermittent umbilical oozing. The symptomatic form is exceptional in newborns. This work is a descriptive study of the literature regarding reported cases of newborns diagnosed with symptomatic Meckels diverticulum either as a picture of intestinal obstruction or by spontaneous perforation of the DM The objective of our study is to describe the cases of newborns operated in emergency for symptomatic Meckels diverticulum and to evaluate the surgical management.