Meckel's diverticulum in children
Das, P.C.; Rao, P.L.; Radhakrishna, K.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 38(1): 19-20
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859 PMID: 1512719 Document Number: 395201
Twenty one surgically documented cases of Meckel's diverticulum in children treated at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal since 1981 are reviewed. Of them, 14 presented with intestinal obstruction, 2 with pain abdomen, 2 with Littre's hernia and 2 were found incidentally. Only one patient presented with gastrointestinal bleeding. The clinical profile of these patients is analyzed.