Secondary involvement of Meckel's diverticulum by group A β-hemolytic streptococcus in a child with upper airways infection treated by laparoscopic-assisted resection. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bertozzi, Mirko; Verrotti, Alberto; Latini, Maria Elena; Rinaldi, Victoria Elisa; Di Cara, Giuseppe; Appignani, Antonino
• Is Part Of: Annals of pediatric surgery. Volume 11:Issue 2(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Children -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Children -- Surgery; Pediatrics; Periodicals; 617.98005
• DOI: 10.1097/01.XPS.0000464140.84364.b8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-5394

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <p>We report a case of a 5-year-old boy with acute abdomen following an upper airways infection who developed Meckel's diverticulum perforation secondary to group A β-hemolytic streptococcus and its successful treatment by a laparoscopic-assisted intervention. To the best of our knowledge, such an event has never been reported previously.</p> </sec> </abstract>