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Neonatal Meckel diverticulum: Obstruction due to a short mesodiverticular band |
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| Authors: | Tomoaki Kunitsu Shigeki Koshida Katsunori Tanaka Sayuri Nakahara Takahide Yanagi Yoshihiro Maruo Yoshihiro Takeuchi Yoshihiro Kubota |
| Affiliation: | 1. Departments of Pediatrics;2. Breast and General Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan |
| Abstract: | This is the first report of symptomatic Meckel diverticulum in a newborn, in which direct compression by a short mesodiverticular band (MDB) caused intestinal obstruction. A short MDB can cause intestinal obstruction due to direct compression. There are two mechanisms by which Meckel diverticulum with MDB can cause intestinal obstruction: internal hernia and direct compression. Onset of intestinal obstruction due to direct compression by a short MDB might be earlier than that for internal hernia with long MDB. |
| Keywords: | bowel obstruction intestinal obstruction Meckel diverticulum mesodiverticular band neonate |