Idiopathic Meckel's diverticulum perforation presenting at birth

Abstract

Although symptomatic Mickel's Diverticulum (MD) in infants is rare, we report a case of perforated (MD) at birth in a full term male with signs of peritoneal irritation. Because of the rareness of perforated (MD) in infants, predicting the preoperative diagnosis is so difficult, but it doesn't affect the prognosis.

Keywords

• Meckel's diverticulum
• Intestinal perforation
• Pneumoperitoneum
• Intrauterine perforation
• Newborn