A Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in Meckel Diverticulum in an 86-Year-Old Patient

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DOĞRUL A. B., Kilic Y. A., Onurdag F., Onder S., Tirnaksiz M. B., Abbasoglu O.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.340, no.2, pp.156-157, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 340 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181dfbb94
• Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.156-157
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.