Meckel’s diverticulum misdiagnosed as a small intestinal polyp

Background: Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the small intestine, with an incidence about 2% of the population. It is asymptomatic in most cases. When symptomatic, it’s most common clinical presentation is bleeding in children and intestinal obstruction in adults. S...

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Main Author: Vasiliki Ziozia, Michalis Tsimaras, Napoleon Xirokostas, Stefanos Koffas, Panagiotis Prigkouris, Dimitrios Filippou, Panagiotis Skandalakis, Vasileios Komporozos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Surgery and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ejos.org/index.php?fulltxt=292938&fulltxtj=136&fulltxtp=136-1520350130.pdf