A Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in Meckel Diverticulum in an 86-Year-Old Patient
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.340, sa.2, ss.156-157, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 340 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181dfbb94
- Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.156-157
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Its prevalence is approximately 2% of the general population. Complications because of Meckel diverticula are rare and almost nil beyond the age of 40 years. This report details the case of an 86-year-old patient with Meckel diverticulum that perforated because of a tumoral lesion at its apex, also known as volvulus of Meckel diverticulum.