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Stephan Dreyer1, Jakub Kaczynski1, Petr Hrobar1
1General Surgery Department, Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, UK.
BMJ Case Reports
|September 24, 2014
Abstract:
We present a rare case of reverse intestinal rotation with volvulus around a Meckel's diverticulum attached to a vitelline duct remnant. The diagnosis was established by CT. The patient was treated with exploratory laparotomy and small bowel resection. The patient made a full recovery and was discharged home on the seventh postoperative day.
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