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Casey O'Doherty1, Audrey Yan1, Missy O'Doherty2
1Medicine, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, USA.
Cureus
|November 15, 2024
Summary
Meckel
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology and General Surgery
Background:
- Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical diagnosis, frequently caused by adhesions from prior abdominal surgeries.
- Less common causes include Crohn's disease, gallstone ileus, and Meckel's diverticulum (MD).
- Meckel's diverticulum, though the most common congenital gastrointestinal anomaly, is often overlooked as an SBO cause in adults.
Keywords:
abdominal laparotomymeckel's diverticulum complicationsperforated meckel's diverticulumsmall bowel diverticulasmall bowel obstruction
