Giant Meckel's diverticulum volvulus: a rare complication

Vólvulo de divertículo de Meckel gigante: una complicación infrecuente

Almada, Mario - Girardi, Fabrizzio - Cantileno, Pablo

Resumen:

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, present in approximately 2% of the population. Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, potentially serious complications can occur. In these cases there may be significant difficulties in its diagnosis, due to the clinical presentation similar to other acute abdominal conditions. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with acute diffuse peritonitis, who was diagnosed intraoperatively with a complicated Meckel diverticulum with volvulation and gangrene. Surgical treatment was performed, with wedge resection of the diverticulum.


El divertículo de Meckel es la anomalía congénita más común del intestino delgado, presente en aproximadamente el 2 % de la población. La mayoría de los casos son asintomáticos; sin embargo, pueden producirse complicaciones potencialmente graves. En estos casos puede haber importantes dificultades en su diagnóstico, por la presentación clínica similar a otros cuadros agudos abdominales. Presentamos el caso de un hombre de 75 años que se presentó con una peritonitis difusa aguda, al cual en el intraoperatorio se le diagnosticó un divertículo de Meckel complicado con volvulación y gangrena. Se realizó tratamiento quirúrgico, con resección en cuña del divertículo.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2021
divertículo de Meckel
volvulación
peritonitis aguda
Meckel's diverticulum
volvulation
acute peritonitis
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4647
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Resumen:
Sumario:Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine, present in approximately 2% of the population. Most of the cases are asymptomatic; however, potentially serious complications can occur. In these cases there may be significant difficulties in its diagnosis, due to the clinical presentation similar to other acute abdominal conditions. We present the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with acute diffuse peritonitis, who was diagnosed intraoperatively with a complicated Meckel diverticulum with volvulation and gangrene. Surgical treatment was performed, with wedge resection of the diverticulum.