Case Report

Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report

Volume: 9 Number: 2 August 31, 2021
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Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report

Abstract

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is considered the most common congenital gastrointestinal malformation affecting 2% of the population. Complications including hemorrhage, diverticulitis, and intestinal obstruction occur in only 4% of patients with MD. This article presents the imaging findings of a small bowel intussusception caused by Meckel’s diverticulitis in a 10-year-old girl.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Publication Date

August 31, 2021

Submission Date

May 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 3, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Çolak, E. (2021). Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report. Pediatric Practice and Research, 9(2), 97-99. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.937537
AMA
1.Çolak E. Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report. pediatr pract res. 2021;9(2):97-99. doi:10.21765/pprjournal.937537
Chicago
Çolak, Edis. 2021. “Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report”. Pediatric Practice and Research 9 (2): 97-99. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.937537.
EndNote
Çolak E (August 1, 2021) Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report. Pediatric Practice and Research 9 2 97–99.
IEEE
[1]E. Çolak, “Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report”, pediatr pract res, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 97–99, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.21765/pprjournal.937537.
ISNAD
Çolak, Edis. “Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report”. Pediatric Practice and Research 9/2 (August 1, 2021): 97-99. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.937537.
JAMA
1.Çolak E. Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report. pediatr pract res. 2021;9:97–99.
MLA
Çolak, Edis. “Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report”. Pediatric Practice and Research, vol. 9, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 97-99, doi:10.21765/pprjournal.937537.
Vancouver
1.Edis Çolak. Meckel’s Diverticulitis Causing Small Bowel Intussusception: A Case Report. pediatr pract res. 2021 Aug. 1;9(2):97-9. doi:10.21765/pprjournal.937537

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