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  • Title: Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a button battery: report of a case.
    Author: Karaman A, Karaman I, Erdoğan D, Cavuşoğlu YH, Aslan MK, Varlikli O, Cakmak O.
    Journal: Surg Today; 2007; 37(12):1115-6. PubMed ID: 18030578.
    Abstract:
    A perforation of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) by foreign bodies is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen in children. We herein present a rare case of perforation of Meckel's diverticulum in a child after swallowing an alkaline button battery that contained lithium.
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