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Most are asymptomatic but can rarely present with varies forms of intestinal obstruction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PRESENTATION OF CASE:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We present an unusual case of an elderly African woman with a massive strangulated paraumbilical hernia as a complication from a Meckel's diverticulum.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Meckel's diverticulum presenting as a strangulated paraumbilical hernia is uncommon and can be difficult to diagnose. It is often only found intraoperatively. Delay in referral due to poor access can potentially lead to adverse outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although uncommon, a through clinical assessment is of paramount importance and timely operative intervention must occur in order to provide the best outcome for these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2012.02.001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,2,18]],"date-time":"2012-02-18T05:17:13Z","timestamp":1329542233000},"page":"197-198","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Strangulated paraumbilical hernia\u2014An unusual complication of a Meckel's diverticulum"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"Victor","family":"Kong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fran","family":"Parkinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jack","family":"Barasa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Prasant","family":"Ranjan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-1-20260114","first-page":"56","article-title":"A fifty year experience with Meckel's diverticulum","volume":"156","author":"Mackey","year":"1983","journal-title":"Surg Gynecol Obstet"},{"key":"R2-1-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"168","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9610(76)90043-X","article-title":"The natural history of Meckel's diverticulum and its relation to incidental removal: a study of 202 cases of diseased Meckel's diverticulum found in King County, Washington over a fifteen year period","volume":"132","author":"Soltero","year":"1976","journal-title":"Am J Surg"},{"key":"R3-1-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"658","DOI":"10.1016\/S1072-7515(01)00817-1","article-title":"Meckel's diverticulum","volume":"192","author":"Yahchouchy","year":"2001","journal-title":"Am Coll Surg"},{"key":"R4-1-20260114","first-page":"U2034","article-title":"An unusual manifestation of Meckel's diverticulum: strangulated paraumbilical hernia","volume":"119","author":"Tiu","year":"2006","journal-title":"NZMJ"},{"key":"R5-1-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"10","DOI":"10.1186\/1757-1626-3-10","article-title":"Gangrenous meckel's diverticulum in a strangulated umbilical hernia in a 42 year-old woman: a case report","volume":"3","author":"Sengul","year":"2010","journal-title":"Cases J"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Surgery Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S2210261212000223?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S2210261212000223?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/01612930-201203060-00001","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,14]],"date-time":"2026-01-14T13:19:14Z","timestamp":1768396754000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/01612930-201203060-00001"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2012,1]]},"references-count":5,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2012]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijscr.2012.02.001","relation":{},"ISSN":["2210-2612"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2210-2612","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2012,1]]}}}