23Dec 2021

INFECTED MECKELS DIVERTICULUM MASQUERADING AS SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF UMBILICAL GRANULOMA - A CASE REPORT IN ONE MONTH OLD INFANT

  • Consultant, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Konaseema Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation, Chaitanya Nagar, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Consultant, Department of Surgery, Dr. Seshaiah PrajaVaidyasala Hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Postgraduate Student, Department of Surgery, Konaseema Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation, Chaitanya Nagar, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • House Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Konaseema Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation, Chaitanya Nagar, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Meckels Diverticulum can present as umbilical cord infection which mimicking an umblical granuloma. A 1 month, old infant had presented with herniated bowel loops, following an ultrasound procedure. The purpose of the report is to highlight on variable presentation of Meckels Diverticulum in a suspected case of umblical granuloma. 

[Naga Karthik Garikaparti, Pavankumar Nimmala, Tata Kamala Priya and Dharmapuri Jahnavi (2021); INFECTED MECKELS DIVERTICULUM MASQUERADING AS SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF UMBILICAL GRANULOMA - A CASE REPORT IN ONE MONTH OLD INFANT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Dec). 643-646] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. G. Naga Karthik
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Konaseema Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation, Chaitanya Nagar, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/13953      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13953

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