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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 3/2010

Open Access 01-09-2010 | Clinical Images

Meckel’s diverticulum-induced ileocolonic intussusception

Author: Brian T. Kloss

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 3/2010

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Excerpt

A previously healthy 8-year-old male complained of severe, intermittent and stabbing abdominal pain that had waxed and waned over the past 3 days. At the time of presentation, the pain was right-sided, peri-umbilical and non-radiating. He denied nausea, vomiting, hematochezia, melena or urinary tract symptoms; he had however experienced several recent episodes of brown diarrhea. …
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Metadata
Title
Meckel’s diverticulum-induced ileocolonic intussusception
Author
Brian T. Kloss
Publication date
01-09-2010
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0178-8

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