Small Bowel Infarction Caused by Mesodiverticular Band and Meckel's Diverticulum : A Case Report.
- Author:
Jang Hee KIM
1
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Yun Mee HWANG
;
Kyung Moo YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Seoul, Korea. mrkjhk@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Meckel's diverticulum;
Mesodiverticular band;
Infarction;
Unexplained death
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Autopsy;
Child, Preschool;
Humans;
Incidence;
Infarction*;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Intestine, Small;
Male;
Meckel Diverticulum*;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2005;29(1):84-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine. The incidence is estimated to 2.0% of the normal population. Although most of them are asymptomatic or discovered incidentally, Meckel's diverticulum can be an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction associated with a mesodiverticular band. We present a case of a 3-year-old boy who died after 2 days of abdominal pain and vomiting. Autopsy revealed a segment of infarcted small bowel associated with Meckel's diverticulum and a mesodiverticular band.
