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  • Title: Intestinal obstruction due to meckel's diverticulum: a rare presentation.
    Author: Srinivas GN, Cullen P.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 2007; 107(1):64-6. PubMed ID: 17405602.
    Abstract:
    Meckel's diverticulum occurs in about 1-3% of general population. The majority of them are asymptomatic and incidentally found at laparotomy. The most common complication due to Meckel's diverticulum in adults is intestinal obstruction. The frequency of symptoms decreases with age. Enteroliths are rarely formed in a Meckel's diverticulum and are known to cause intestinal obstruction. These should be considered in the differential diagnosis of radioopaque shadows in the plain abdominal films. We describe a rare presentation of Meckel's diverticulum in an elderly woman.
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