SynthesisPediatric surgery international2020
Laparoscopic diverticulectomy or laparoscopic-assisted resection of symptomatic Meckel diverticulum in children? A systematic review.
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- Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding in a young adult due to Meckel's diverticulum without ectopic gastric mucosa.Clinical journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Advancing enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for pediatric laparoscopic-assisted small intestinal malformation repair.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Inverted U-shaped relationship between diverticular width and gastrointestinal bleeding in symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum children: a retrospective single-center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Management of incidentally diagnosed Meckel's diverticulum in pediatric patients: a questionnaire survey and a literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Enhanced recovery after surgery protocol implementation in pediatric Meckel's diverticulum resection: A clinical outcome study.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Perforated Meckel's diverticulum mimicking appendicitis in a 64-year-old male: a case report and comparative analysis from a resource-limited setting.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Single-incision versus conventional multiport laparoscopic-assisted surgery for Meckel's diverticulum in children: a single-center propensity score analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Occult bleeding from a false-in-true non-Meckelian ileal diverticulum.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Application of enhanced recovery after surgery during the perioperative period in children with Meckel's diverticulum-a single-center prospective clinical trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy: A single-center retrospective study in Taiwan.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Article
- Meckel's Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID).Gastroenterology research and practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recent reports have recommended laparoscopic diverticulectomy for symptomatic Meckel diverticulum (MD) rather than laparoscopic-assisted extracorporeal resection. This technique may risk leaving residual ectopic mucosa leading to complications. This systematic review attempts to quantify the relative risks of both approaches. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Articles were eligible for inclusion if they reported data on the laparoscopic management of symptomatic MD in children. Eleven reports were identified, all of which were institutional retrospective studies. Pooled outcome data on 248 children showed no statistically significant difference in complications between laparoscopic diverticulectomy (n = 133) and laparoscopic-assisted segmental resection (n = 115) (3% vs. 6.1%, p = 0.39). One patient from the diverticulectomy group re-presented with recurrent bleeding necessitating segmental small bowel resection. Conclusions are limited by the number of patients and variable follow up. Short, wide MD with a height:base ratio of < 2; diverticula with thickening or ischemia at the base and those complicated by volvulus or small bowel obstruction are probably best treated by laparoscopic-assisted extracorporeal resection. For other symptomatic diverticula laparoscopic diverticulectomy is a reasonable approach with a less than 1% risk of leaving residual ectopic gastric mucosa.
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