Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a button battery: Report of a case

KARAMAN, Ayşe; Karaman, Ibrahim; ERDOĞAN, Derya; ÇAVUŞOĞLU, YUSUF; Aslan, Mustafa; VARLIKLI, ONURSAL; Çakmak, Özden

doi:10.1007/s00595-007-3536-2

Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a button battery: Report of a case

KARAMAN A., Karaman I., ERDOĞAN D., ÇAVUŞOĞLU Y. H., Aslan M. K., VARLIKLI O., ...Daha Fazla

Surgery Today, cilt.37, sa.12, ss.1115-1116, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00595-007-3536-2
Dergi Adı: Surgery Today
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1115-1116
Anahtar Kelimeler: perforated Meckel's diverticulum, foreign body, lithium
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A perforation of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) by foreign bodies is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen in children. We herein present a rare case of perforation of Meckel's diverticulum in a child after swallowing an alkaline button battery that contained lithium. © 2007 Springer-Verlag.