Meckel's Diverticulum Enterolith: A Rare Cause of Perforation and Small Bowel Obstruction Presenting as Acute Abdomen.
enterolith
intestinal obstruction
meckel’s diverticulum
perforation
phlegmon
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
accepted:
12
12
2021
entrez:
17
1
2022
pubmed:
18
1
2022
medline:
18
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. MD enteroliths are an uncommon entity that could rarely present with complications. We, herein, present a case of a 56-year-old man who presented with severe abdominal pain. Preoperative CT showed an inflamed structure with central calcification connected to distal ileum lumen with an air pouch associated with small bowel obstruction. Upon laparotomy, a perforated MD was found with phlegmon formation. He underwent resection of the loops containing MD with end-to-end anastomosis. This highlights the importance of radiological imaging in preoperative diagnosis of these conditions which should be kept in mind if we find a calcified lesion in an inflamed diverticulum around the midline region.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35036197
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20363
pmc: PMC8752033
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e20363Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Yasin et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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