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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2022; 10(26): 9539-9541
Published online Sep 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i26.9539
A rare cause of acute abdomen after a Good Friday
Leticia Pante, Luísa Gailhard Brito, Miguel Franciscatto, Eduardo Brambilla, Jonathan Soldera
Leticia Pante, Luísa Gailhard Brito, School of Medicine, Universidade de Caxias so Sul, Caxias do Sul 95070-560, Brazil
Miguel Franciscatto, Proctology, Hospital Geral de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul 95070-560, Brazil
Eduardo Brambilla, Jonathan Soldera, Clinical Gastroenterology, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul 95070-560, RS, Brazil
Author contributions: Pante L, Brito LG, Franciscatto M, Brambilla E, and Soldera J contributed in writing and reviewing the final manuscript; Soldera J also contributed for study supervision.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest regarding the subject of this paper.
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Corresponding author: Jonathan Soldera, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Staff Physician, Clinical Gastroenterology, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, 1130, Caxias do Sul 95070-560, RS, Brazil. jonathansoldera@gmail.com
Received: April 10, 2022
Peer-review started: April 10, 2022
First decision: May 11, 2022
Revised: June 13, 2022
Accepted: August 15, 2022
Article in press: August 15, 2022
Published online: September 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We report the case of a 25-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with acute abdomen caused by perforation of a Meckel’s diverticulum with a fish bone ingested in a Good Friday.