Fish Bone Perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum: A Rare Event?

Foreign body perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare event. We report two cases of fish bone perforation of Meckel's diverticulum that presented within 5 days of each other. Both patients presented with acute abdomen and were initially suspected to have acute appendicitis. The...

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Main Authors: Janice H.L. Wong, Dk. Norsuhazenah Pg. Hj. Suhaili, Kenneth Y.Y. Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960364X