Meckel's diverticulum is a rare detected anomaly.We present the case of a 13 months old male toddler dead shortly after he was admitted to the hospital. On internal autopsy examination abdominal dissection cream-brown fluid in abdomen was observed. In the ileum, 45 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve, 1 cm in diameter perforation area was detected, ongoing dissection revealed diverticular, pouch like structure, Meckel's diverticulum. We presented perforated Meckel's diverticulum detected at autopsy.
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