Acute Meckel's diverticulum in a senior patient.
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the intestinal tract, occurring in 2% of autoptic studies. The case of an 85-year-old man referred to the Emergency Surgery Unit for intestinal obstruction and lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding is reported. Surgical exploration revealed a complicated Meckel's diverticulum full of coproliths, immersed in pus and blood. Examination of the resected diverticulum showed necrotic diverticulitis in the absence of ectopic gastric or pancreatic tissues.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche ed Anestesiologiche, Università degli Studi, Bologna.
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Cervellera
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Marrano
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Pasqualini
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Avanzolini
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*