Meckel's diverticulum perforated by a foreign body: a rare cause of abdominal pain.

Dávila Arias, CristinaGuirado Isla, LauraGonzález Ortega, Jesús2023-02-082023-02-0820191130-0108http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15477We present the case of a male with generalized abdominal pain of sudden onset in the right hemiabdomen, associated with defense and leukocytosis. The study of contrast CT identified a foreign body with a linear and sharp morphology that crossed the wall of a small bowel loop (Fig. 1). The patient underwent a segmental resection of the ileum, which showed a Meckel's diverticulum perforated by a chicken bone.enAbdominal PainForeign BodiesHumansIntestinal PerforationMaleMeckel DiverticulumMeckel's diverticulum perforated by a foreign body: a rare cause of abdominal pain.research article31657602open access10.17235/reed.2019.6547/2019https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2019.6547/2019