title: [Gangrene of Meckel's diverticulum in strangulated left inguinal hernia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Prima Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mongardini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merlino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blasi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fanello
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maturo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
mesh_terms: 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