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Cureus
December 2024
Colorectal Surgery, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, Blackpool, GBR.
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, present in approximately 2% of the population. While typically asymptomatic, MD can lead to complications such as obstruction and intussusception. Here, we present a case report of a man presenting with abdominal pain with an incidental finding of MD complicated by intussusception and our management approach.
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January 2024
Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract which is located in small bowel within 2 feet of the ileocecal valve. Nevertheless, an inverted Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon condition believed to result from aberrant peristalsis in that specific area. This article showed signs, symptoms, and possible clinical presentations using CARE guidelines in a case of inverted Meckel's diverticulum and reviews other possible features lastly, definitive treatment, results, and case follow-up were shown to refresh, and raise surgeons' awareness of this rare disorder.
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March 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Jiangmen Clinical College of Guangdong Medical University/Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, China.
Background: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital defect of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring in about 1% to 2% of population. Most MD are rarely symptomatic, with presenting symptoms including diverticulitis, digestive tract hemorrhage and intestinal obstruction. The semblance of symptoms to enteritis and appendicitis makes preoperative diagnosis challenging.
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April 2024
Department of Radiology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, China. Electronic address:
Surg Case Rep
June 2023
Department of Pathology, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, 4132 Urasa, Minami-Uonuma, Niigata, 949-7302, Japan.
Background: Adenocarcinoma in an inverted Meckel's diverticulum with intussusception has not been reported to date. We discuss the clinical issues concerning this rare condition and review the relevant literature.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old Japanese female was referred to our hospital for further investigation of severe anemia.
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