scholarly journals Laparoscopic Treatment of an Incarcerated Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Femoral Hernia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Christoph Paasch ◽  
Gianluca De Santo ◽  
Peter Look ◽  
Katherina Boettge ◽  
Michael Hünerbein

Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the persistence of the omphalomesenteric duct. It is usually asymptomatic but may present with bleeding, infections, and intestinal obstruction. It also may be a content of a hernia sac, a so-called Littre hernia. Herein, we will present the case of a 75-year-old female, who suffered from a painful swelling of the right inguinal region. Ultrasound imaging detected an inguinal hernia with incarcerated blind ending small bowel. Immediately, a laparoscopy was conducted. We diagnosed a right femoral hernia with an incarcerated MD. A TAPP (transabdominal preperitoneal) procedure was performed and the MD tangential stapled. Due to an uneventful postoperative course, the patient left the hospital after two days. An incarceration of a MD in a femoral hernia is rare. Tangential resection of the MD with simultaneous hernia repair in a TAPP technique seems to be a sufficient approach, when it is conducted by an experienced surgeon.

Author(s):  
Leo Licari ◽  
Sofia Campanella ◽  
Claudia Carolla ◽  
Simona Viola ◽  
Giuseppe Salamone

AbstractDe Garengeot hernia is a rare femoral hernia defined as the presence of the appendix within the femoral hernia sac. The incidence of appendicitis in this type of hernia is a rare condition that accounts for 0.08–0.13% of all De Garengeot hernias. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman that presented at the emergency department with a tender mass (diameter 10 × 8 cm) in the right groin region for 5 days associated with pain in lower right abdomen and accompanied by fever (38 °C). Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed the presence of a complex fluid collection with small foci of air in the right inguinal region, measuring 9 × 7 × 10 cm in the 3 orthogonal dimensions and a blind ending tubular structure extending from the caecal base into the groin mass through a narrowed neck defect, medial to the common femoral vessels. The CT scan demonstrated the suspected diagnosis of De Garengeot hernia complicated by acute appendicitis. The intra-operative findings confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was successfully managed operatively. The surgical strategy took into account the need to significantly reduce the diffusion of the infection inside the abdominal cavity. The patient was discharged on the fifth postoperative day without peri-/postoperative complications.


2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. e9-e10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Racy ◽  
S Ramesh

Littre’s and de Garengeot hernias are rare operative findings, the former describing the presence of a Meckel’s diverticulum in a hernia sac and the latter describing the presence of the vermiform appendix in a femoral hernia. The finding of both of these anatomical structures in the same hernia is exquisitely rare and infrequently described. In the following report such a case is described and the current knowledge surrounding these unusual hernias is discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e237526
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Saboor Ahmed ◽  
Sufyan Azam ◽  
Ayeshea Shenton ◽  
Akinfemi Ayobami Akingboye

De Garengeot’s hernia is the presence of an appendix in a femoral hernia and can be a rare cause of an acute groin swelling. Here, we present a case report of an elderly woman who was referred to us with a short history of a painful, tender lump in the right groin associated with nausea and vomiting. Her inflammatory markers were raised, and to establish a final diagnosis, an urgent CT scan was requested which showed a blind ending tubular structure in a hernia sac. She was taken to the theatre for urgent exploration of the groin which revealed that it was a femoral hernia, the sac of which contained gangrenous appendix, the base of which could not be accessed through the groin incision and, therefore, a lower midline laparotomy incision was made and a formal appendicectomy was done.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 030006052110535
Author(s):  
Yang Chen ◽  
Yongzhi Liu ◽  
Lihui Jiang ◽  
Feng Jiang ◽  
Tieming Zhu

Small bowel volvulus secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum is rare, and a delayed diagnosis results in disastrous outcomes. Computed tomography is conducive to early differential diagnosis. In particular, a blind-ending pouch structure on CT always indicates Meckel’s diverticulum. Diverticulectomy with or without adjacent partial small intestinal resection is the standard treatment for symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum. However, the therapy for asymptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum is controversial. Here, we report the case of a 20-year-old man who suffered intestinal obstruction secondary to small bowel volvulus caused by an axially torsional, gangrenous, and giant Meckel’s diverticulum. Diverticulectomy with partial intestinal resection was performed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 172-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Misiak ◽  
Łukasz Piskorz ◽  
Leszek Kutwin ◽  
Sławomir Jabłoński ◽  
Jacek Kordiak ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Rencuzogullari ◽  
Kubilay Dalci ◽  
Orcun Yalav

Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small bowel. The majority of cases are asymptomatic; however, life-threatening complications can also take place. We present a case of a 37-year-old male who was admitted with symptoms of acute, severe abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa. The patient was operated on with the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis but the operative findings were consistent with torted Meckel’s diverticulum due to presence of mesodiverticular band and he was treated successfully with surgical resection.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 476-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Hakoda ◽  
Hideyuki Mishima ◽  
Takumi Habu ◽  
Shin Murai ◽  
Ryohei Maeno ◽  
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