@ARTICLE{Patoulias_Ioannis_Covered_2018, author={Patoulias, Ioannis and Kalogirou, Maria and Rachmani, Evangelia and Chatzopoulos, Kyriakos and Feidantsis, Thomas and Patoulias, Dimitrios}, volume={vol. 58}, number={No 3}, journal={Folia Medica Cracoviensia}, pages={83-87}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum}, abstract={Meckel’s diverticulum represents a remnant of the proximal end of the omphalomesenteric duct, which constitutes a connection between the middle intestine and the vitelline vesicle. It is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and is found in approximately 0.3–2% of the general population. Complications such as hemorrhage, bowel obstruction, infl ammation, perforation, intussusception, volvulus and malignant transformation develop in only 4–4.8% of all patients, with most cases presenting in childhood, while relative risk decreases during life. The aim of the present study is to present our experience in managing a 15-year old male patient with Meckel’s diverticulum covered perforation. It was a case of disguised perforation of the Meckel’s diverticulum, with development of adhesions to the anterior surface of the right third of the transverse colon, which was successfully treated on the basis of emergency. Diagnosis was made intraoperatively and was documented by histological examination of the excised diverticulum.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Covered perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum ulce rto transverse colon: highlighting the urgent intervention and the avoidance of a dramatic evolution (case report and literature review)}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/109116/PDF-MASTER/pan_doi_blank.pdf}, doi={10.24425/fmc.2018.125074}, keywords={Meckel’s diverticulum, diverticulitis, covered perforation, transverse colon}, }