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An Unusual Case of a Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum.

Lybil Mendoza AlvarezDhanashree A RajderkarGenie L Beasley
Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2023)
This case report highlights one of the more rare presentations in children, which is intestinal perforation. Symptoms of a Meckel's diverticulum can overlap with those of inflammatory bowel disease, as demonstrated by our patient. Clinicians should be familiar with criteria to establish diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, and if diagnosis isn't fully supported by testing, they should expand the differential and consider Meckel's diverticulum.
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