title: [Littré hernia as a cause of bowel obstruction].
abstract: The authors describe a case of a 60-year-old male with a history of a mass and pain at the right inguinal and epigastric areas. He also reported symptoms of bowel obstruction. Physical examination revealed a mass at right inguinal area, which was not reducible or pulsatile. Surgical findings included hernial sac contents with loop of ileum with signs of ischemia and a Meckel's diverticulum. Histopathological examination showed herniation of the Meckel diverticulum -Littré hernia. The article discusses the history and the incidence of this rare form of hernia.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Residência Médica em Cirurgia Geral, Santa Casa de Campo Grande, Campo Grande, MS, BR. heitorss@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Heitor Soares de
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ana Carla
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Felício
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berthier
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged