Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 3-day-old neonate; A Case Report

Mehdi Frooghi, Ali Bahador, Alireza Golchini, Mahmood Haghighat, Maryam Ataollahi, Hazhir Javaherizadeh

Abstract


Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication in neonatal period. A 3-day-old term male neonate was transferred to our emergency room due to bowel perforation. Surgical exploration was done and perforated Meckel’s diverticulum was detected. Pathological report of the tissue showed inflamed diverticulum with heterotopic gastric mucosa. This is the first report of Meckel’s diverticulum perforation in a neonate in our country.

 


Keywords


Bowel perforation, Meckel’s diverticulum, Heterotopic gastric mucosa

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