PMC3593512_01
Showing round worm in the peritoneal cavity
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F1
Exploratory laparotomy revealed about 500 ml of purulent fluid with round worms in the peritoneal cavity in the right iliac fossa [Figure 1].
Showing volvulus with gangrene and perforation of Meckel's diverticulum and adjacent ileum
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F2
There was a volvulus with gangrene and perforation of Meckel's diverticulum and adjacent 10 cm of the ileum [Figure 2] with worm bolus incarcerated in the Meckel's.
Showing narrow-based gangrenous Meckel's diverticulum attached to the ileum
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F3
The base of the Meckel's was narrow [Figure 3].