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A Rare Case of Isolated Traumatic Perforation of Meckel’s Diverticulum

Mohamed Fayiz P T .

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Isolated traumatic perforation of meckle’s diverticulum is a very rare entity which is usually detected incidentally during surgery. The treatment of this condition is Primary resection of meckel’s diverticulum and anastamosis of     adjacent small bowel. We are presenting a rare case  of   isolated traumatic perforation of meckel’s diverticulum in blunt injury abdomen during emergency laparotomy


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