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Meckels diverticulum is a persistent remnant of the vitellointestinal duct, and is one the most commonly diagnosed congenital surgical conditions. It occurs in 2% of the population, is usually two inches long, two feet proximal from the ileocaecal junction and in approximately 20% cases it is seen to contain heterotropic epithelium. Its most common clinical presentations are usually in the form of haemorrhage, diverticulitis and rarely may complicate causing intestinal obstruction. We hereby present one such case of intestinal obstruction in a young adult male, secondary to small bowel volvulus around a vitellointestinal band extending from a meckels diverticulum to the anterior abdominal wall. The presentation and management of this case, which had presented to the Emergency Department of our hospital, is elaborated in detail.
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RESUMEN Fundamento: el divertículo de Meckel es una anomalía congénita con una baja incidencia y prevalencia. La mayoría de los pacientes que lo presentan son asintomáticos y son diagnosticados de forma incidental, sin embargo, alrededor del 2 % de los individuos desarrollan una complicación a lo largo de su vida, pero como estas tienden a disminuir conforme avanza la edad, es muy rara diagnosticarla en adultos. Objetivo: describir la presentación de un divertículo de Meckel en paciente adulto hallado de forma incidental durante la autopsia. Presentación del caso: paciente masculino de 66 años de edad, que al realizarle el estudio autópsico se revela la presencia de un saco diverticular a 62 cm de la válvula ileocecal, que al estudio histológico con hematoxilina y eosina permitió la observación de áreas de mucosa gástrica ectópica. Conclusiones: el divertículo de Meckel es una anomalía congénita que se localiza con frecuencia a 60 cm de la válvula ileocecal, en el borde antimesentérico; 50 % de ellos contienen tejido ectópico y su diagnóstico se realiza en la mayoría de los casos de forma incidental.
ABSTRACT Background: Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly with a low incidence and prevalence. The majority of patients who present it are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally, however about 2% of individuals develop a complication throughout their lives, but as these tend to decrease as age progresses, it is very rare to diagnose it in adults. Objective: to describe the presentation of a Meckel diverticulum in an adult patient found incidentally during the autopsy. Case report: a 66-year-old male patient who, upon performing the autopsy study, revealed the presence of a diverticular sac 62 cm from the ileocecal valve, which revealed the presence of areas of ectopic gastric mucosa in the histological study with hematoxylin and eosin. Conclusions: Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly that is frequently located 60 cm from the ileocecal valve, on the anti-mesenteric edge; 50% of them contain ectopic tissue; and its diagnosis is made in most cases incidentally.
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We report a case of gastro-colic fistula caused by ectopic gastric mucosa developed at transverse colon. Fistula was detected by colonofiberscopy. And fistulous tract was proved by barium enema. Meckel's diverticulum scan finding was similar to that of GI bleeding; e.g. injected radioactivity was secreted into the lumen and moved along the lumen. There was no bleeding. And there was no diverticulum in the colon. Absence of diverticular pouch may explain this unusuaal GI bleeding-like scan finding rather than focal collection of radioactivity, which is typical of ectopic gastric mucosa found in the Meckel's diverticulum. Ectopic gastric mucosa was confirmed by colonfiberscopic biopsy. We suggest GI bleeding-like pictures should be included differential diagnosis of Tc-99m-O4 (ectopic gastric mucosa or Meckel's diverticulum) scan.