Meckel’s Diverticulum with Multiple Sprouts at the Tip in a Child

Gang Shena Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dalian Women and Children’s medical Center (Group), Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaView further author information

Binghui Jinb Department of General Surgery, the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China;c Department of Central Laboratory, the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaView further author information

Lu Fengd Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhe Fanb Department of General Surgery, the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China;c Department of Central Laboratory, the Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China;e Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Corneal and Ocular Surface Diseases Research Third People’s Hospital of Dalian, Dalian, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abstract

Background: Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is usually a simple tubular-shaped diverticulum. Case report: We describe a MD with multiple complex terminal sprouts in a child found incidentally during an appendectomy for appendicitis. The MD was resected, and the child recovered well. Conclusion: MD may show multiple sprouts. There was no additional clinical consequence in this child with the malformed MD.

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