[Gangrene of Meckel's diverticulum in strangulated left inguinal hernia].
We report a case of a 57-year-old woman admitted for abdominal pain and a not reducible mass in left inguino-abdominal region. With a diagnosis of strangulated inguinal hernia, the patient underwent urgent surgery. The surgical exploration showed a gangrenous intestinal loop with a Meckel's necrotic diverticulum. A small bowel resection (20 cm) was performed. The post-operative course was uneventful. This seems the first case reported in the literature of woman with a Meckel's diverticulum involved in a strangulated left inguinal hernia.
Mongardini
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M
Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Prima Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma.
Merlino
P
P
Schillaci
F
F
Cola
A
A
Blasi
S
S
Fanello
G
G
Benedetti
F
F
Maturo
A
A
Pappalardo
G
G
D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome