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Ischaemic Meckel's Diverticulum, Mesodiverticular Band, and Small Bowel Volvulus With Closed Loop Obstruction: A Laparoscopic Approach and Literature Review.
Cureus
January 2025
Colorectal Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Newport, GBR.
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. It usually lies on the antimesenteric side of the ileum, about 60 cm from the ileocecal valve. Histologically, it is a true diverticulum comprising all four layers of the intestinal tract.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerforated Meckel's diverticulum in an adult: Case report and literature review.
Int J Surg Case Rep
November 2024
Cirugía General, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia.
Introduction And Importance: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is an unusual clinical condition that occurs in approximately 2-4 %. The complications are more common in children, with a low prevalence in adults, with the main complication in adults being intestinal obstruction followed by diverticulitis with or without perforation.
Case Presentation: We present a 30-year-old female patient with a history of an appendectomy.
Concurrent Appendicitis and Meckel's Diverticulitis Presenting With Small Bowel Obstruction in an Adult: A Case Report.
Cureus
August 2024
General Surgery, Corewell Health Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, USA.
We present a case of multiple abdominal pathologies occurring simultaneously, which emphasizes the importance of keeping a broad differential and evaluating each diagnosis. A 33-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her workup included computerized tomography which demonstrated acute appendicitis with concern for a closed-loop bowel obstruction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecurrent Ileocolic Intussusception With the Appendix as the Pathologic Lead Point in Children: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature.
Cureus
May 2024
Pediatric Surgery, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Ileocolic intussusception is a consideration in young pediatric patients with acute abdominal pain. Meckel's diverticulum is the most common pathologic lead point for intussusception in children and the appendix acting as the lead point is rare. In addition, management guidelines for recurrent ileocolic intussusception (RICI) are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA rare case report of an appendico-sigmoid fistula complicating untreated acute appendicitis: Unraveling complexity in diagnosis and treatment.
Int J Surg Case Rep
March 2024
General Surgery Department, Mahmoud El Matri Hospital, V59M+628 Ariana, Tunisia; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Rue de la Faculté de Médecine, R534+F9H Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction: Appendiculocolonic fistulas, often arising from benign conditions like abscess-forming appendicitis, manifest subtly. This case emphasizes their rarity, intraoperative discovery during acute appendicitis, and explores diagnostic intricacies, sensitive imaging, and distinctions in managing benign versus malignant cases.
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old intellectually disabled patient, lacking regular medical follow-up and surgical history, presented to our emergency department with persistent right iliac fossa pain six months ago.
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