A case of strangulated small bowel obstruction caused by Meckel's diverticulum in an adult.
Meckel's diverticulum results from incomplete closure of the omphalomesenteric duct, and is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine. We present a case report of a 42-year-old patient who developed a strangulated intestinal obstruction as a complication of Meckel's diverticulum. The strangulated bowel obstruction was suggested by contrast-enhanced computed tomography. He recovered after a diverticulectomy and had no need for a small bowel resection.
You
Je Sung
JS
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Chung
Sung Pil
SP
Park
Yoo Seok
YS
Yu
Jeong Sik
JS
Park
Yoon Ah
YA
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed