PERFORATION OF MECKEL’S DIVERTICULUM BY CHICKEN WISHBONE – A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

Acute abdomen caused by perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum by foreign body is extremely rare in adults. In this article, we report a case of perforated Meckel’s diverticulum by a chicken bone with localized peritonitis in a 16-year old boy who presented to the hospital with complains of abdominal pain, episodes of vomiting and fever mimicking acute appendicitis. The purpose of this report is a review of the literature and to record a further case of perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum by a foreign body.