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An unusual complication of Meckel's diverticulum: Littre's hernia

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Any hernia sacs containing Meckel's diverticulum is called Littre's hernia.It was described for the first time in 1700 by Alexis Littre. The diagnosis is unlikely to
Tariq Bouhout, Badr Serji, Ebo Usman Egyir, Benyounes El Amri, Imad Bouhout, Mehdi Soufi, Mohammed Bouziane, Tijani El Harroudi   +7 more
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Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum with Acute Appendicitis in an Infant [PDF]

The Annals of African Surgery, 2020
Meckel’s diverticulum occurs in approximately 2% of the population and is symptomatic in 16% of cases. In children, the most common presentation is intestinal obstruction due to intussusception.
Tim Jumbi,, Shahbal Swaleh, Francis Osawa   +2 more
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Radiologic Imaging in Meckel Diverticulum Complications

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2015
In 1809, Johann Friedrich Meckel the Younger described the most common congenital small bowel anomaly, which was named after him; however, the radiologic manifestations and interventional guidelines related to this entity are still limited to a few large-
Erin Leslee Dames, Ehab Shaban Mahmoud Hamouda   +1 more
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Optimizing surgical resection of the bleeding Meckel diverticulum in children. [PDF]

J Pediatr Surg, 2017
Robinson JR, Correa H, Brinkman AS, Lovvorn HN.   +3 more
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Perforated Meckel diverticulitis: Diagnostic challenges and surgical outcomes [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Meckel's diverticulum, a congenital anomaly of the omphalomesenteric duct, is a rare cause of acute abdomen and poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its variable presentation and complications such as perforation.
Imen Ben Ismail, MD, Mohamed Karim Tounsi, MD, Mohamed Boujemaa, MD, Hakim Zenaidi, MD, Saber Rebii, MD, Ayoub Zoghlami, MD   +5 more
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Bleeding Meckel′s diverticulum diagnosed and treated by double-balloon enteroscopy [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2012
Meckel′s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The diagnosis of symptomatic MD has been cumbersome.
Snorri Olafsson, Julie T Yang, Christian S Jackson, Mohamad Barakat, Simon Lo   +4 more
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Meckel's diverticulum causing intestinal obstruction in the newborn [PDF]

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
The causes of neonatal bowel obstruction are variable and dominated by malformations and the Meckel diverticulum must remain exceptional. We report a case of neonatal bowel obstruction in a six day old male neonate admitted on account of inability to ...
Mohamed Amine Oukhouya, Saad Andaloussi, Hicham Abdellaoui, Mohammed Tazi, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Aziz Elmadi, Khalid Khattala, Youssef Bouabdallah   +7 more
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Surgical Approach to Littre's Hernia: A Rare Presentation of Meckel's Diverticulum. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep
BACKGROUND Littre's hernia is a rare entity defined as the herniation of a Meckel's diverticulum through a defect in the abdominal wall. Although Meckel's diverticulum occurs in up to 2% of the population, its manifestation within a hernia is extremely ...
Regueiras Mendes JM, Chatziisaak D, Burri P.   +2 more
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A Pediatric Case of Meckel Diverticulum with Uncommon Presentation Showing no Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. [PDF]

Pediatr Rep, 2017
Mehrabani S, Osia S.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Unusual presentation of obscure Meckel diverticulum treated with robot-assisted diverticulectomy: A case report. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2016
Pandey S, Fan M, Xu Z, Yan C, Zhu J, Li X.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources