Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review
Abstract Background Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication of an already rare disease process, which often mimics a perforated appendix on presentation and diagnosis. The majority of case reports for perforation involve either a foreign body or fecalith. Case presentation We report...
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| description | Abstract Background Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication of an already rare disease process, which often mimics a perforated appendix on presentation and diagnosis. The majority of case reports for perforation involve either a foreign body or fecalith. Case presentation We report the case of a 54-year-old female who initially presented at another institution with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis and underwent appendectomy with a drain left in place. Subsequently, she underwent exploratory laparotomy at our institution for a perceived stump leak or incidental perforation and was found to have a perforated Meckel’s, with no evidence of foreign body or fecalith. Conclusion The literature of Meckel’s diverticulum is reviewed, and we discuss the difficulty in diagnosis as well as the quandary of incidental resection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55d1d62e23474f689fe5fc7951021cb42022-12-21T18:48:23ZengSpringerOpenSurgical Case Reports2198-77932018-11-01411510.1186/s40792-018-0536-ySpontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature reviewAndrew A. Fraser0Douglas D. Opie1James Gnecco2Beshoy Nashed3David C. Johnson4General Surgery Department, Mountain Vista Medical CenterGeneral Surgery Department, Mountain Vista Medical CenterGeneral Surgery Department, Mountain Vista Medical CenterGeneral Surgery Department, Mountain Vista Medical CenterGeneral Surgery Department, Mountain Vista Medical CenterAbstract Background Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare complication of an already rare disease process, which often mimics a perforated appendix on presentation and diagnosis. The majority of case reports for perforation involve either a foreign body or fecalith. Case presentation We report the case of a 54-year-old female who initially presented at another institution with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis and underwent appendectomy with a drain left in place. Subsequently, she underwent exploratory laparotomy at our institution for a perceived stump leak or incidental perforation and was found to have a perforated Meckel’s, with no evidence of foreign body or fecalith. Conclusion The literature of Meckel’s diverticulum is reviewed, and we discuss the difficulty in diagnosis as well as the quandary of incidental resection.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0536-yMeckel’s diverticulumPerforationDiagnosisResection |
| spellingShingle | Andrew A. Fraser Douglas D. Opie James Gnecco Beshoy Nashed David C. Johnson Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review Surgical Case Reports Meckel’s diverticulum Perforation Diagnosis Resection |
| title | Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| title_full | Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| title_short | Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| title_sort | spontaneous perforation of meckel s diverticulum in an adult female with literature review |
| topic | Meckel’s diverticulum Perforation Diagnosis Resection |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0536-y |
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