Junior Resident in Surgery,Deccan College of Medical Sciences, 3-9-14, Sharada Nagar, Ramnathpur, Hyderabad-500013, Telangana, India.

Junior Resident in Surgery,Deccan College of Medical Sciences, 3-9-14, Sharada Nagar, Ramnathpur, Hyderabad-500013, Telangana, India.

Professor of Pediatric Surgery,Deccan College of Medical Sciences, 3-9-14, Sharada Nagar, Ramnathpur, Hyderabad-500013, Telangana, India.

Associate Prof of Anaesthesia, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, 3-9-14, Sharada Nagar, Ramnathpur, Hyderabad-500013, Telangana, India.

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia., Deccan College of Medical Sciences, 3-9-14, Sharada Nagar, Ramnathpur, Hyderabad-500013, Telangana, India.
Intussusception ,Inverted Meckel’s diverticulum ,

Introduction: Intussusceptions of infancy are usually caused by inflamed Peyer’s patches. Secondary intussusceptions due to inverted Meckel’s diverticulum are reported only in adolescents and adults. No this is such a unique case of an infant wherein intussusception was caused by inverted Meckel’s diverticulum. Case details: An 8 month old infant was admitted with sudden excessive cry and bilious vomiting and bleeding per rectum. A sausage shaped mass was felt in the abdomen. The ultrasound showed diagnostic target sign of intussusception. Explorative laparotomy revealed ileoileal intussusception. The lead point was inverted Meckel’s diverticulum. A segmental resection was performed. Conclusion: First unique case of inverted Meckel’s diverticulum presenting as intussusception is being reported.

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