title: [Leiomyoma in Meckel's diverticulum].
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a persistent embryonic remnant occurring in 2% of the general population. This entity is usually clinically silent and is only discovered when complications occur. Diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively. Surgical resection of symptomatic MD is widely accepted but the most appropriate management of asymptomatic MD remains unclear. We present a case of MD that summarizes some of the complications that may occur. The peculiarity of this case was that the complications were caused by a leiomyoma. The presence of tumoral disease in MD accounts for 3.2% of complications. The most common neoplasm is carcinoid tumor. Few publications have reported benign neoplasms in MD, probably due to their low incidence.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, España. mipm4444@gmail.com
authors.forename: María Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Pérez Moreiras
authors.forename: Ana Elisa
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Alvarez Gutierrez
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Couselo Villanueva
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iglesias Porto
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González López
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arija Val
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma; D000368:Aged; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology