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Laparoscopic diagnosis and resection of a bleeding meckel’s diverticulum in a thirteen year old female

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Laparoscopy has been described as being safe and effective in the diagnosis and treatment of Meckel’s Diverticulum(1-4). We describe the use of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and resection of a Meckel’s diverticulum in a 13 year old girl.

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  1. Department of Clinical Surgery, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15, Blanchardstown

    D. Evoy, K. O’Rourke, R. Salih & P. Keeling

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Evoy, D., O’Rourke, K., Salih, R. et al. Laparoscopic diagnosis and resection of a bleeding meckel’s diverticulum in a thirteen year old female. I.J.M.S. 165, 49 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942803

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