Spontaneous perforation of Meckel's diverticulum: a case report and review of literature.

Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. Hemorrhage, obstruction and inflammation are the three main categories of complications resulting from Meckel's diverticulum. Spontaneously perforation of Meckel's diverticulum is very rare and mimics acute appendicitis.

[Non operative management of blunt splenic trauma in adults].

Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury allows preservation of the immune function of the spleen while avoiding unnecessary laparotomy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the feasibility and the results of conservative management of adult blunt splenic trauma in the context of a developing country. Nonoperative management was proposed for 52 out of 62 patients with blunt splenic trauma treated at the Casablanca University Hospital, Morocco.

[Spontaneous diaphragm rupture during delivery. Case report].

We report a case of spontaneous diaphragm rupture during delivery in a 42-year-old woman. The patient presented at surgical emergency department with abdominal pains, vomiting and dyspnea, three days after full-term delivery. The X-ray of the chest and computed tomography showed symptoms of a left diaphragmatic rupture.