Kamel, Mahmoud Barsoum, Hani Talaat, Suzan Mustafa, Eman
Published in
Bulletin of the National Research Centre
BackgroundMeckel’s diverticulum is the most frequent congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. It can invert or invaginate into the small intestine lumen. It is usually associated with heterotopic tissue elements.Case presentationWe present a case of inverted Meckel's diverticulum, clinically and radiologically diagnosed as intestinal obstr...
Rahim, Razrim
Published in
Clinical case reports
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a rare congenital abnormality. Not all MD require resection. MD is resected when it is symptomatic; when it causes perforation, bleeding, or intestinal obstruction; or when malignancy is confirmed or suspected. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Almetaher, Hisham A. Mansour, Mohammed Awad
Published in
Annals of Pediatric Surgery
BackgroundMeckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the commonest congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract that occurs in 2% of general population. It remains asymptomatic, but it may lead to life-threatening complications. These complications may be misdiagnosed with other gastrointestinal disorders like acute appendicitis, making its diagnosis ch...
Mohammed, Asna Mohamed Mahmoud, Mariem Al-Ozaibi, Labib Bamakhrama, Khaled
Published in
Dubai Medical Journal
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) accounts for a small percentage of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The underlying etiology includes small bowel lesions such as Meckel’s diverticulum, a differential to be considered in a young adult. Capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) are important imaging modalities used in the evaluati...
Stas, E. Kranenburg, L. Witt, P. de Grauw, J. van den Brand, J. Ensink, J. Brommer, H.
Published in
BMC Veterinary Research
BackgroundMeckel’s diverticula are a rare cause of small intestinal strangulation, diagnosed at laparotomy or necropsy. This congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract originates from a remnant of the vitelline duct. In reported equine cases, they present as a full-thickness diverticulum on the antimesenteric border of the distal jejunum or p...
Tatekawa, Yukihiro
Published in
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
We report our experience with two patients who underwent omphalomesenteric duct resection: one for a patent omphalomesenteric duct and the other for a Meckel diverticulum connected to the umbilicus by a fibrous cord. We used an intraumbilical round incision and a transumbilical vertical incision, respectively. The first patient was a neonate with a...
Hashizume, Naoki Sakamoto, Saki Fukahori, Suguru Ishii, Shinji Saikusa, Nobuyuki Koga, Yoshinori Higashidate, Naruki Tsuruhisa, Shiori Nakahara, Hirotomo Tanaka, Yoshiaki
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Published in
Surgical Case Reports
IntroductionGastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract associated with high rates of malignant transformation. GIST has been found largely in the stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum, and esophagus, but about 5% are found in other locations. We herein report a 56-year-old woman with a GIST in perforated ...
Ariyoshi, Yu Suto, Takayuki Umemura, Akira Fujiwara, Hisataka Yanari, Shingo Uesugi, Noriyuki Sugai, Tamotsu Sasaki, Akira
Published in
Surgical Case Reports
BackgroundLittre's hernia containing Meckel's diverticulum is an extremely rare disease. We report an adult case of two-stage laparoscopic surgery for incarceration of Meckel's diverticulum in an umbilical hernia.Case presentationThe case involved a 23-year-old, severely obese man with BMI 36.5 kg/m2. After experiencing effusion from the umbilicus ...
Yang, Jun Tian, Dan Wu, Lihua Dong, Mengjie Zhong, Jijun
Published in
The Journal of international medical research
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a relatively common true congenital diverticulum on the ileum. Bleeding caused by polypoid hyperplasia of ectopic gastric mucosa in MD is rare. A 14-year-old Chinese boy presented with intermittent melena and haematochezia for 1 month. Laboratory data showed normocytic anaemia. Gastroscopic findings were normal. The pa...
Shimagaki, Tomonari Konishi, Kozo Kawata, Koto Edahiro, Keitaro Edagawa, Makoto Takenaka, Tomoyoshi Ohmine, Takahiro Kinjo, Nao Yamaguchi, Shohei Maeda, Takashi
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Surgical Case Reports
BackgroundPerforation of Meckel’s diverticulum with enteroliths is a rare complication. Here, we report a case of perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum with one enterolith, which could not be accurately diagnosed by preoperative computed tomography.Case presentationA 16-year-old male patient with acute onset of severe abdominal pain and a localized ...
