Intestinal obstruction due to incarcerated Meckel’s diverticulum (Littre’s hernia)
| Autor: | Soledad Aguado Henche, Díaz Pedrero R, Hernández Fernández L.M, Slocker de Arce A |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Surgical resection
medicine.medical_specialty Meckel's diverticulum business.industry medicine.disease Femoral hernia digestive system digestive system diseases Surgery stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences Inguinal hernia surgical procedures operative 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Hernia business Complication Diverticulum |
| Zdroj: | Surgical Case Reports. :1-2 |
| ISSN: | 2613-5965 |
| DOI: | 10.31487/j.scr.2019.04.04 |
| Popis: | Meckel's diverticulum it is the most common malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. Femoral hernia is the second most common inguinal hernia, and is characterized by incarceration and strangulation. We present a case of 90-year-old woman wiht strangulation of Meckel’s diverticulum in a left-sided femoral hernia. The diverticulum was resected and hernia was repared wihtout complications. A Littre’s hernia is a complication of Meckel’s diverticulum and it is a result of its protrusion through a herniary orifice. Surgical resection is recommended for this type of hernia due to possible vascular complications, intestinal obstruction and herniation. Although usually Littre’s hernia appears in the early ages of the life, we must not ignore their possible appearance in people who are aged. We present in this case a Littre’s hernia in a very old woman. |
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