Diagnosis and surgical treatment of Meckel's diverticulum: clinical case report
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2414-4533.2019.2.10424Keywords:
Meckel’s diverticulum, acute pancreatitis, diagnosis, treatmentAbstract
The article provides a clinical case exemplifying difficulties in Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosis, complicated by gangrene and perforation, interintestinal abscess, intestinal obstruction and general serous peritonitis.
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