Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Impaction of a foreign body into Meckel's diverticulum(MD) , thereby causing its perforation without any signs and symptoms or any radiological changes is a rare entity . We are presenting a case of a 2 year old child with impaction of a foreign body in MD resulting in its perforation. In a normal scenario foreign bodies would have passed easily without any difficulty or delay. After 7 days of expectant management a decision for surgical exploration was made and to our surprise the foreign body had perforated the body of meckels diverticulum. Meckels diverticulectomy with resection and anastomosis of small intestine was done along with removal of foreign body. The patient recovered uneventfully.
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410059203