ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Meckel's diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction: A case report and comprehensive review of the literature.
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- A diagnostic cascade from cholecystitis to Meckel's diverticulum rupture: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Meso-diverticular band causing small bowel obstruction in an infant: a case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- Meckel's Diverticulum as an Unexpected Cause of Acute Intestinal Obstruction in an Adult.Cureus · 2026Article
- Meckel's Diverticulum Mimicking a Postoperative Flange with Acute Intestinal Obstruction and Midgut Volvulus: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Acute intestinal obstruction due to meckel's diverticulum: A case report and literature review.Heliyon · 2024Article
- A gigantic Meckel's diverticulum: A case report of an exceptional cause of small bowel obstruction.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Emergency laparoscopic intervention for fibrous band-induced intestinal obstruction and ischemia associated with Meckel's diverticulum: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION FROM MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM IN AN ADULT; UNSUSPECTED BUT FOUND- A CASE REPORT.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2023Article
- Meckel's diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction: A case series.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Acute abdomen following axial torsion of a Giant Meckel's diverticulum in a young male: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- [Videocapsule Endoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for Meckel's Diverticulum in Pediatrics: a Case Report].Acta gastroenterologica LatinoamericanaArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly that is often detected incidentally. When it presents symptomatically, it causes painless gastrointestinal bleeding. Nevertheless, in rare instances, it can cause acute intestinal obstruction, often obscuring the true clinical picture. Case presentation: A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 24-h history of unremitting nausea, biliary emesis, abdominal distension, and absolute constipation. After ruling out the most common etiologies of acute bowel obstruction, radiological imaging was obtained and was suggestive of meckel's diverticulum. Laparoscopic meckel's diverticulectomy was performed, with the subsequent histopathological analysis confirming ectopic gastric tissue. Discussion: Meckel's diverticulum occurs consequent to incomplete obliteration of the vitelline or omphalomesenteric duct, which connects the developing intestines to the yolk sac. It is found in roughly 2% of the population, of which only about 4% may become symptomatic due to any number of complications. Specifically, small bowel obstruction (SBO) and diverticulitis secondary to ectopic gastric or pancreatic tissue are the most common presentations of symptomatic MD. Conclusion: Although relatively rare in adults, MD should be considered in the list of differentials in patients with intussusception leading to SBO, especially on a background history unremarkable for the most common etiologies causing SBO including post-operative adhesions and hernias.
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