Giant Meckel's diverticulitis: a rare condition complicating pregnancy.
A 33-year-old pregnant woman presented with peritonitis at the right iliac fossa. Preoperative ultrasonography identified an 8-cm tubular structure at the tender point that was mistaken as appendicitis. Emergency operation finally confirmed a 12-cm giant Meckel's diverticulum with genuine inflammation and imminent perforation. The patient made an uneventful recovery after Meckel's diverticulectomy.
Wong
Yuen Shan
YS
Department of Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Liu
Shirley Yuk-wah
SY
Ng
Simon Siu-man
SS
Wong
Vivien Wai-yin
VW
Mak
Oi Sze
OS
Li
Jimmy Chak-man
JC
Lee
Janet Fung-yee
JF
D000328:Adult; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*