5,003 results match your criteria: "Meckel Diverticulum"
Front Pediatr
December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Wuhu, Anhui, China.
In children, 90% cases of intussusception are idiopathic and the remaining 10% are attributed to underlying diseases (most commonly due to Meckel's diverticulum, polyps then either duplication cyst or mesentery cysts, and rarely due to Burkitt's lymphoma). The occurrence of acute intestinal intussusception caused by Burkitt's lymphoma in children under the age of 5 is exceedingly rare. Burkitt's lymphoma presents with diverse clinical manifestations, often leading to the identification of an abdominal tumor in pediatric patients.
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December 2024
MRCS, Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar, Nasser institute Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
Spigelian hernia is an uncommon form of ventral hernia, with an incidence ranging from 0.1% to 2%. This case report describes a 72-year-old female who presented with an obstructed right Spigelian hernia, a left Spigelian hernia, and an uncomplicated Meckel's diverticulum, along with the management approach.
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November 2024
General and Colorectal Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, GBR.
Cureus
November 2024
Emergency and General Internal Medicine, Rakuwakai Marutamachi Hospital, Kyoto, JPN.
JPGN Rep
November 2024
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition University of Texas Southwestern Dallas Texas USA.
Objectives: This single-center, cross-sectional study aims to elucidate the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and outcomes in a subset of pediatric patients with atypical and/or challenging presentations of Meckel's diverticulum.
Methods: We conducted a single-center cross-sectional study on children diagnosed with Meckel's diverticulum at Children's Health in Dallas, Texas between 2010 and 2022. We identified 11 patients aged 0-17-years-old with confirmed Meckel's diverticulum who presented with atypical symptoms and/or a challenging diagnostic course.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
November 2024
Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, .
Meckel's diverticulum, the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, is often asymptomatic. Lack of complete resorption of the omphalomesenteric duct is an important cause of Meckel's diverticulum. Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a major complication of Meckel's diverticulum.
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October 2024
Department of General Surgery, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman, JOR.
Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital malformation of the small intestines. This true diverticulum can lead to complications such as intestinal obstruction, bleeding, and rarely perforation, particularly in adults where the diagnosis is uncommon and often complicated by overlapping symptoms with conditions such as acute appendicitis. Giant Meckel's diverticulum (>5 cm) cases are extremely rare and pose significant clinical challenges due to severe complications.
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October 2024
General Surgery, Trinity West Medical Center, Steubenville, USA.
Cureus
October 2024
General Surgery, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's Postgraduate Institute Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Pune, IND.
Meckel's diverticulum is a true outpouching or diverticulum of the small intestine and is an unusual entity in itself. Typically around 2 inches long, it is usually an incidental finding. Symptomatic patients are mostly children.
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November 2024
Department of General Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
BMJ Case Rep
November 2024
Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, which remains asymptomatic unless some complications occur. Littre's hernia is a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum, where it herniates into the hernial sac. It is difficult to diagnose this condition preoperatively.
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October 2024
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
Background: We aimed to present our experience with children with symptomatic omphalomesenteric duct (OMD) anomalies and evaluate the patients' characteristics, treatment, and outcomes.
Methods: Records of children who were operated for symptomatic OMD anomalies in Şanlıurfa Training and Research Hospital between October 2018 and November 2022 were retrospectively analysed.
Results: There were 35 patients with a median age of 31.
Am J Gastroenterol
October 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Anhui Provincal Children's Hospital, He Fei, 231000, Anhui Province, China.
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg
September 2024
Department of Physiology, Banas Medical College and Research Institute, Palanpur, Gujarat, India.
Cureus
September 2024
Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is known to cause surgical emergencies including intussusception, obstruction, and bleeding, but rarely results in perforation with pneumoperitoneum. Symptomatic MD is rare but most commonly presents in early childhood. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who presented with peritonitis and radiographic imaging demonstrating pneumoperitoneum and inflammation near the appendix and terminal ileum.
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September 2024
Department of General Surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Vinmec Nhatrang Hospital - Vinmec Healthcare System, 42A Tran Phu Street, Vinh Nguyen Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam.
Background: Meckel's diverticulum, a congenital anomaly arising from incomplete obliteration of the omphalomesenteric duct, often remains asymptomatic but can lead to complications such as diverticulitis and perforation. These complications pose significant diagnostic challenges, especially in adults, and require prompt surgical intervention to achieve optimal outcomes.
Case Reports: We report two cases of complicated Meckel's diverticulum in adult male patients.
Cureus
September 2024
Pediatric Surgery, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, ARE.
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. It is commonly silent but can cause multiple complications. The rarest presentation of Meckel's diverticulum is axial torsion around its base without involving the main gut lumen.
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October 2024
Department of General Surgery, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul-Türkiye.
ANZ J Surg
October 2024
Department of General Surgery, North Shore Hospital, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waitemata, Auckland, New Zealand.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
October 2024
Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, España.
Cureus
September 2024
Second Surgical Department, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, GRC.