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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2009; 15(48): 6123-6125
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6123
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6123
Meckel’s diverticulum manifested by a subcutaneous abscess
Oguzhan Karatepe, Gokhan Adas, Merih Altıok, Sedat Kamali, Servet Karahan, Department of General Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34715, Turkey
Deniz Ozcan, Department of Pathology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34715, Turkey
Author contributions: Karatepe O designed the research; Adas G performed the research; Kamali S, Altıok M, Karahan S and Ozcan D analyzed the data; and Karatepe O wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Oguzhan Karatepe, MD, Department of General Surgery, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34715, Turkey. drkaratepe@yahoo.com
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Received: November 17, 2009
Revised: November 23, 2009
Accepted: November 30, 2009
Published online: December 28, 2009
Revised: November 23, 2009
Accepted: November 30, 2009
Published online: December 28, 2009
Abstract
This case report describes an extremely rare complication of a Meckel’s diverticulum: enterocutaneous fistula of the diverticulum. The presence of Meckel’s diverticulum is a well known entity, but subcutaneous perforation of the diverticulum is very rare. Here we report the case of a patient with the complaint of a right lower quadrant abscess, preoperatively diagnosed as enterocutaneous fistula, which was determined intraoperatively to be a fistula resulting from Meckel’s diverticulum.
Keywords: Meckel’s diverticulum; Enterocutaneous fistula; Abscess