Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, present in approximately 2% of the population. Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, potentially serious complications can occur. In these cases there may be significant difficulties in its diagnosis, due to t...

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Main Author: Almada, Mario (author)
Other Authors: Girardi, Fabrizzio (author), Cantileno, Pablo (author)
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Cirugía del Uruguay; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Cirugía del Uruguay
Cirugía del Uruguay; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2021): Cirugía del Uruguay
Cirugía del Uruguay; v. 5 n. 2 (2021): Cirugía del Uruguay
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv divertículo de Meckel
volvulación
peritonitis aguda
Meckel's diverticulum
volvulation
acute peritonitis
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
Vólvulo de divertículo de Meckel gigante: una complicación infrecuente
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description Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, present in approximately 2% of the population. Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, potentially serious complications can occur. In these cases there may be significant difficulties in its diagnosis, due to the clinical presentation similar to other acute abdominal conditions. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with acute diffuse peritonitis, who was diagnosed intraoperatively with a complicated Meckel diverticulum with volvulation and gangrene. Surgical treatment was performed, with wedge resection of the diverticulum.
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spelling Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complicationVólvulo de divertículo de Meckel gigante: una complicación infrecuenteAlmada, Mario Girardi, FabrizzioCantileno, Pablodivertículo de Meckelvolvulaciónperitonitis agudaMeckel's diverticulumvolvulationacute peritonitisMeckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, present in approximately 2% of the population. Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, potentially serious complications can occur. In these cases there may be significant difficulties in its diagnosis, due to the clinical presentation similar to other acute abdominal conditions. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with acute diffuse peritonitis, who was diagnosed intraoperatively with a complicated Meckel diverticulum with volvulation and gangrene. Surgical treatment was performed, with wedge resection of the diverticulum.El divertículo de Meckel es la anomalía congénita más común del intestino delgado, presente en aproximadamente el 2 % de la población. La mayoría de los casos son asintomáticos; sin embargo, pueden producirse complicaciones potencialmente graves. En estos casos puede haber importantes dificultades en su diagnóstico, por la presentación clínica similar a otros cuadros agudos abdominales. Presentamos el caso de un hombre de 75 años que se presentó con una peritonitis difusa aguda, al cual en el intraoperatorio se le diagnosticó un divertículo de Meckel complicado con volvulación y gangrena. Se realizó tratamiento quirúrgico, con resección en cuña del divertículo.Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay2021-05-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/464710.31837/cir.urug/5.2.9Cirugía del Uruguay; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021): Cirugía del UruguayCirugía del Uruguay; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2021): Cirugía del UruguayCirugía del Uruguay; v. 5 n. 2 (2021): Cirugía del Uruguay1688-12810009-7381reponame:Revista Cirugía del Uruguayinstname:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguayinstacron:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguayspahttps://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4647/4337https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4647/4339Copyright (c) 2021 Mario Almada, Fabrizzio Girardi, Pablo Cantilenohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCreativeCommons by-nc/4.0oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/46472026-06-16T04:54:28Z
spellingShingle Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
Almada, Mario
divertículo de Meckel
volvulación
peritonitis aguda
Meckel's diverticulum
volvulation
acute peritonitis
status_str publishedVersion
title Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
title_full Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
title_fullStr Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
title_full_unstemmed Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
title_short Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
title_sort Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication
topic divertículo de Meckel
volvulación
peritonitis aguda
Meckel's diverticulum
volvulation
acute peritonitis
url https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4647