A case of intussuscepted and incarcerated Meckel’s diverticulum in to the coecum
2011
BACKGROUND: Intussusception with the Meckel’s diverticulum is rare cause of
small bowel obstruction in the adults. The Meckel diverticulum is the most
common cause of intestinal obstruction in children. METHODS (CASE REPORT): We
present a case of 18-year-old boy with developing signs of small bowel
obstruction The onset of disease was the day before the first examination.
There was no history of prior surgery. According to the clinical symptoms,
physical examinations as well as radiographic and ultrasound examination,
surgical treatment was indicated. Surgical approach was inferior medial
laparotomy. Intussusceptions of the Meckel’s diverticulum and into the coecum
with incarceration were found. De-sincarceration and simple diverticulectomy
was done. CONCLUSION: The Meckels’s diverticulum should be consider as a
possible cause of the small bowel obstruction in previously healthy patient.
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