@article{mishra2014rare,
  title = {A Rare Case of Perforated Meckels Diverticulum Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma in a Child},
  author = {Gaurav Mishra and Minakshi Gadhire and Mohan A Joshi and Jaskaran Singh Saini and Vikas Gupta},
  year = 2014,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/IJCRM/2014/354802/},
  journal = {International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine},
  volume = 2014 (2014),
  pages = 4,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.354802,
  abstract = {Perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum following blunt abdominal trauma is quite rare. Only 4 cases have been reported in literature of Meckel’s diverticulum perforation following blunt abdominal trauma .Here we report a case of Meckel’s diverticulum perforation in a 10 yr old male child who presented in emergency with history of blunt abdominal trauma with bicycle handle. The patient had generalized tenderness and guarding all over abdomen and X-ray abdomen showed pneumoperitoneum. On exploration, there was perforated Meckel’s diverticulum for which wedge resection and primary suturing was done..  },
  keywords = {Meckel’s diverticulum, perforation, trauma, surgery.},
  note = Article ID: 354802
}