Axial torsion of Meckel's diverticulum presenting as a pelvic mass

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 886-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Farris ◽  
S. K. Fernbach
Keyword(s):  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Pelvic Mass ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Axial Torsion

scholarly journals Axial torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum causing acute peritonitis in the first trimester of pregnancy: a case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Nagata ◽  
Hiroyasu Nishizawa ◽  
Susumu Mashima ◽  
Yasuyuki Shimahara
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Ileocecal Valve ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Ileocecal Resection ◽  
Bowel Loop ◽  
Axial Torsion ◽  
First Trimester Of Pregnancy ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract Background Meckel’s diverticulum is considered the most prevalent congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Approximately 4% of patients are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction, and inflammation, while axial torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum is rare, particularly in pregnancy. Case presentation A 31-year-old woman in week 15 of pregnancy complained of epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Clinical diagnosis was severe hyperemesis gravidarum. Because the symptoms persisted during hospitalization, CT was performed and revealed dilated small bowel loops with multiple air-fluid levels. In the right mid-abdomen, there was a large part of air containing a cavity connected to the small intestine, which was considered a dilated bowel loop. Emergency laparotomy was performed and axial torsion of a large Meckel’s diverticulum measuring 11 cm was found at a few centimeters proximal to the ileocecal valve. Ileocecal resection including Meckel’s diverticulum was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful. At 40 weeks gestation, she had vaginal delivery of normal baby. Conclusion The physiological and anatomical changes in pregnancy can make a straightforward clinical diagnosis difficult. Prompt diagnosis and management were needed in order to avoid significant maternal and fetal risks. The use of imaging examinations, especially CT examination, with proper timing may be helpful to prevent delay in diagnosis and surgical intervention. Here, we report the case of a patient with axial torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum in pregnancy. To our knowledge, axial torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum in the first trimester of pregnancy has not been reported in the English medical literature.

scholarly journals Axial torsion of a giant Meckel’s diverticulum

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Chibueze Onyemkpa ◽  
Benjamin Kuhns ◽  
Thomas Murickan ◽  
Crystal Drayer ◽  
Kosisochi Obinwanne
Keyword(s):  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Axial Torsion

Cystic Meckel's diverticulum: A rare cause of cystic pelvic mass presenting with urinary symptoms

2001 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1855-1858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelin Oğuzkurt ◽  
İ Serdar Arda ◽  
Fazilet Kayaselçuk ◽  
Özlem Barutçu ◽  
Levent Oğuzkurt
Keyword(s):  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Pelvic Mass ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Urinary Symptoms

GANGRENE OF MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM SECONDARY TO AXIAL TORSION: A RARE COMPLICATION

1998 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 1373-1375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Malhotra ◽  
Douglas A. Roth ◽  
Thomas H. Gouge ◽  
Steven R. Hofstetter ◽  
Gurdip Sidhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Complication ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Axial Torsion

Re: Axial torsion of Meckel’s diverticulum

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-267
Author(s):  
Vipul D. Yagnik ◽  
Sunil R. Prajapati
Keyword(s):  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Axial Torsion

scholarly journals Large Enterolith Complicating a Meckel Diverticulum Causing Obstructive Ileus in an Adolescent Male Patient

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos Nastos ◽  
Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos ◽  
Ioannis Georgopoulos ◽  
Christos Salakos ◽  
Dionysios Dellaportas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Patient ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Pelvic Mass ◽  
Exploratory Laparotomy ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Adolescent Male ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
First Case ◽  
Obstructive Ileus

We present a unique case of a 16-year-old male patient who was eventually diagnosed with a large enterolith arising from a Meckel’s diverticulum. The enterolith had caused intermittent intestinal symptoms for three years before resulting in small bowel obstruction requiring surgical intervention. Meckel’s enterolith ileus is very rare with only few cases described in the literature. To our knowledge, this is only the second case of Meckel’s enterolith which had caused intermittent symptoms over a period of time, before resulting in ileus, and the first case where the intermittent symptoms lasted several years before bowel obstruction. The patient had been evaluated with colonoscopy, computerized tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging enterography (MRIE); a calcified pelvic mass had been found, but no further diagnosis other than calcification was established. The patient presented at our emergency department, with symptoms of obstructive ileus and underwent exploratory laparotomy, where a large enterolith arising from a Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) was identified, causing the obstruction. A successful partial enterectomy, enterolith removal, and primary end-to-end anastomosis took place; the patient was permanently relieved from his long-standing symptoms. Consequently, complications of Meckel’s diverticulum and enterolithiasis have to be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal complaints.

scholarly journals Laparoscopic management of terminal ileal volvulus caused by Meckel’s diverticulum

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. e47-e49 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Xanthis ◽  
A Hakeem ◽  
P Safranek
Keyword(s):  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Laparoscopic Management ◽  
Axial Torsion

Complications from a Meckel’s diverticulum include diverticulitis, bleeding, intussusception, bowel obstruction, a volvulus, a vesicodiverticular fistula, perforation or very rarely as a tumour. We report a case where a Meckel’s diverticulum presented with a terminal ileal volvulus in a 32-year-old man without the presence of a typical vitelline band or axial torsion of the diverticulum causing the volvulus. It was successfully managed laparoscopically.

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