Secondary pulmonary hypoplasia associated with calcified Meckel´s diverticulum with osseous metaplasia

Cesk Patol. 2021 Spring;57(1):44-48.

Abstract

In this paper, we report autopsy findings of a 1-day old full-term mature female neonate with pulmonary hypoplasia diagnosed postnatally. Death was attributed to acute respiratory failure due to hyaline membrane disease. We describe pathological features of calcified Meckels diverticulum with osseous metaplasia and inflammatory changes in adjacent peritoneum. As far as we know, this case report documents the youngest patient ever diagnosed with calcified Meckels diverticulum with osseous metaplasia.

Keywords: Meckel’s diverticulum with osseous metaplasia; calcified Meckel’s diverticulum; pulmonary hypoplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Autopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Meckel Diverticulum* / complications
  • Metaplasia