Adhesive intestinal obstruction as a complication of Meckel’s diverticulum in children
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https://doi.org/10.15574/PS.2021.70.107Keywords:
children, Meckel’s diverticulum, complications, adhesive intestinal obstructionAbstract
Meckel’s diverticulum (DM) is a formation of the ileum caused by incomplete obliteration of the omphalomesenteric duct in the developing embryo. This is one of the most common anomalies of the digestive tract in children. Most DM develops completely asymptomatically. Clinical symptoms develop in only 16% of cases, and 50–60% of them are children under 10 years, an average of 2.5 years of age. The severity of clinical symptoms in DM is associated with the development of complications: intestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction (intussusception, strangulation intestinal obstruction), diverticulitis with perforation and peritonitis, etc.
The article presents a clinical case of adhesive intestinal obstruction in an 8-year-old, which occurred after DM in the anamnesis. As the adhesive intestinal obstruction is an extremely rare complication of DM in children, the presence of patients with acute surgical pathology of the abdominal cavity requires pediatric surgeons to clearly understand the occurrence of such complications in the perspective of the development of intestinal tube defect – DM and the need for the immediate radical treatment tactics in the event of this problem.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
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