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Perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
C J Westcott1, R J Westcott, M D Kerstein
1Department of Surgery, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192, USA.
Southern Medical Journal
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
Laparoscopic procedures incur risks and complications that differ from their "open" counterparts. Although rare, injury to asymptomatic umbilical remnants (eg, Meckel's diverticulum) is one of these unique complications.