A Coin Trapped in Meckel's Diverticulum

dc.authoridCANKORKMAZ, LEVENT/0000-0003-1525-1470
dc.contributor.authorCankorkmaz, Levent
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:00:19Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractForeign body ingestion is a common problem among children. Most foreign bodies that have passed the esophagus will pass uneventfully through the intestinal tract. Foreign bodies that remain blocked in the narrower segments of the gastrointestinal tract require intervention. We herein report the case of a child who presented with a coin trapped in Meckel's diverticulum (MD). A 2-year-old boy was brought to our hospital 3 months after ingestion of coin. Physical examination showed no abdominal tenderness. Laboratory was normal. The foreign body appeared to be a coin located in the middle lower quadrant in the abdominal X-ray. Exploratory laparotomy was performed, and Meckel's diverticulum was discovered. The coin was detected in Meckel?'s diverticulum and it wedge resection were performed. After the operation, the patient had an uneventful recovery and started enteral feeding within 5 days. Early treatment of ingested foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal system is important in terms of preventing possible complications. The determination of the exact location of the coin, decision for intervention, and management may be difficult in cases with prolonged lodgment. The diagnosis of MD should be considered when there is a prolonged lodgment of a foreign body in the lower quadrant.
dc.identifier.doi10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4705
dc.identifier.endpage368
dc.identifier.issn2148-2373
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage366
dc.identifier.trdizinid450650
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4705
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/450650
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/27632
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000669836500019
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBezmialem Vakif Univ
dc.relation.ispartofBezmialem Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectMeckel
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectingestion foregien body
dc.titleA Coin Trapped in Meckel's Diverticulum
dc.typeArticle

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