Title
Case reports of atypical presentation of meckel’s diverticulum
Other title
[Formas atípicas de presentación en pacientes con divertículo de Meckel. Reporte de casos]
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Asociacion Colombiana de Gastroenterologia
Abstract
Meckel’s diverticulum is an embryonic vestibule of the vitelline duct which normally disappears completely between the fifth and seventh week of gestation. It is located at the anti-mesenteric ileal border approximately 60 cm from the ileocecal valve. Its incidence is 2% in the general population with a 2:1 male: female ratio. It has the same layers as the intestinal wall but contains ectopic tissue in approximately half of all cases: gastric tissue in 60% to 82%, pancreatic tissue in 1% to 16% and gastric and pancreatic tissue in 5% to 12% of cases. It is often asymptomatic and is most frequently found during laparotomies and autopsies. While it is true that the vast majority of cases manifest as low gastrointestinal bleeding, there are less frequent forms of presentation such as intestinal obstruction and intestinal perforation. Intestinal obstruction associated with the Meckel’s Diverticulum can occur as a result of herniation or intussusception around the fibrous cord that extends from the abdominal wall to the diverticulum, mesentery, or intestinal segment, which can lead to severe obstructive torsion that sometimes causes necrosis and perforation. We present five cases of patients with Meckel’s diverticulum with atypical presentations, two with internal hernias, one with intestinal invagination and two with blocked perforation.
Start page
166
End page
170
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85026438127
Source
Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterologia
ISSN of the container
01209957
Sources of information:
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