Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Jun 2009
Review Case ReportsPerforated Meckel's diverticulum in a micropremature infant and review of the literature.
A 28-week estimated gestational age infant presented to our neonatal intensive care unit at 6 days of life with intestinal perforation. Urgent surgical exploration revealed a perforated Meckel's diverticulum (MD) with no other intestinal abnormalities. ⋯ In the English literature, there have been a total of seven reported cases of perforated MD in the last 25 years. This report summarizes those cases and characterizes the presentation, prognosis and management of this very rare complication in neonates.