Westcott C J, Westcott R J, Kerstein M D
Department of Surgery, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192, USA.
South Med J. 1995 Jun;88(6):661. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199506000-00014.
Laparoscopic procedures incur risks and complications that differ from their "open" counterparts. Although rare, injury to asymptomatic umbilical remnants (eg, Meckel's diverticulum) is one of these unique complications.