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J Surg Case Rep
; 2010(10): 9, 2010 Dec 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24945846
RESUMO
Meckel's diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel's diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused ischaemic necrosis due to a pressure effect. Post-operatively the patient admitted to a year of recurrent bouts of severe colicky abdominal pain, when running.