Utility of sonography in the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary sequestration

Sonography in six patients with pulmonary sequestration demonstrated findings associated with and indicative of that diagnosis. The most useful feature, which was seen in three cases and is diagnostic of sequestration, is the identification of an anomalous systemic artery arising from the aorta.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/31868/1/0000818.pd

Internal hernia associated with perforated Meckel's diverticulum

Internal hernia resulting from a perforated Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is an extremely rare complication of MD. A child presenting with signs of obstruction and concomitant sepsis is typically presumed to have perforated acute appendicitis, until proven otherwise intra-operatively. The following case illustrates the importance of recognizing the need for emergent surgery when confronted with an acute abdomen of uncertain etiology and maintaining a broad differential whilst doing so

Button battery lodged in Meckel's diverticulum

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. It is relatively uncommon, however, for patients to become symptomatic and rarer still for foreign bodies to become lodged within a Meckel's diverticulum. Here we present one such case in which a button battery was lodged in a Meckel's diverticulum, along with the patient's subsequent interdisciplinary management and review of the relevant literature. Keywords: Foreign body ingestion, Button battery, Meckel's diverticulu

The Ethics of Creating a Resource Allocation Strategy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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