Heller Debra S, Baisre Ada, Curcio Christian, Matti Nawar, Sinquee Dianne
1 Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
2 Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2017 Jan-Feb;20(1):63-65. doi: 10.1177/1093526616670802.
Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly present in about 3% of the population and usually asymptomatic. Rarely, a mesodiverticular band extends from the tip of a Meckel's diverticulum to the mesentery, thought to be due to lack of involution of the left vitelline artery. The presence of this band creates a closed loop through which loops of bowel can become entrapped. Rare case reports have described incarceration of bowel and sudden death in children. We present such a case and discuss this entity.
