Meckel's Diverticulum and Partial Villous Atrophy

Meckels diverticulum and intestinal ischaemia

We report an exceptional case of intestinal ischaemia requiring resection, secondary to torsion around a long Meckel's diverticulum. Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the small bowel. Meckel's diverticulum giving rise to intestinal ischaemia that requires resection is very rare but potentially fatal complication. A 62 year old woman presented as an emergency with su...

Management of asymptomatic or incidental Meckels diverticulum.

This study was conducted to compare the clinicopathologic characteristics of incidentally found and symptomatic cases of Meckels diverticulum with the aim of arriving at a recommendation regarding the management of incidental cases. A retrospective chart review was performed over a period of 24 years. Incidental group had 52 patients and symptomatic group had 128 patients(71%). Obstruction (42....

Meckels Diverticulum Causing Volvulus of Ileum

The most common complications of Meckel’s diverticulum are Intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, adherence, intussusception, acute diverticulitis and rarely malignancy. Reported mechanism of intestinal obstruction in Meckel’s diverticulum include invagination, adherence and volvulus. Obstruction of ileum caused by volvulus of Meckel’s diverticulum is not a very frequent conditio...

Carcinoma, villous atrophy, and steatorrhoea.

Villous adenoma arising in Meckel's diverticulum.

The first well documented case of villous adenoma arising in a Meckel's diverticulum not associated with a carcinoma is reported. A 21 year old man with long history of medically treated ulcerative colitis was admitted to hospital with severe pain and bleeding. Total abdominal colectomy and ileo-anal anastomosis was performed and during this procedure Meckel's diverticulum containing a villous ...