Abstract
Meckel's diverticulitis (MD) may occur de novo or may result from a foreign body in the diverticulum. A case is reported where MD was caused by incarceration of a roundworm. There do not appear to be previous documented reports of this condition.
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Sreevathsa, M.R., Humberto, J. & Jaffer, M.A. Meckel's diverticulitis caused by roundworm incarceration. Pediatr Surg Int 11, 179 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183760
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