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Open Access 01-12-2009 | Case report
Small bowel intussusception with the Meckel's diverticulum after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2009
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Intussusception with the Meckel's diverticulum is a rare but well-known cause of small bowel obstruction in the adult. After blunt abdominal trauma, intussusception is exceedingly rare and has been reported previously only in few cases. We present a case of a previously healthy 28-year-old man developing four days after blunt abdominal trauma signs of small bowel obstruction. Ileo-ileal intussusception was suggested by computed tomography. Exploration revealed ileo-ileal intussusception with Meckel's diverticulum. A diverticulectomy with small bowel resection was performed.