Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult
Meckel’s diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused...
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| description | Meckel’s diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused ischaemic necrosis due to a pressure effect. Post-operatively the patient admitted to a year of recurrent bouts of severe colicky abdominal pain, when running. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-661f090844ed418c9265fb1694defe652022-12-22T03:23:54ZengOxford University PressJournal of Surgical Case Reports2042-88122010-12-01109Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adultDJ AblettL JayatilakaJB RaineyMeckel’s diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused ischaemic necrosis due to a pressure effect. Post-operatively the patient admitted to a year of recurrent bouts of severe colicky abdominal pain, when running.http://jscr.co.uk/2010/12/upper-gi-surgery/inflamed-meckel’s-diverticulum-secondary-to-a-giant-faecalith-a-rare-presentation-of-acute-abdominal-pain-in-an-adult/diverticulummeckelappendicitisfaecolith |
| spellingShingle | DJ Ablett L Jayatilaka JB Rainey Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult Journal of Surgical Case Reports diverticulum meckel appendicitis faecolith |
| title | Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| title_full | Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| title_fullStr | Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| title_short | Inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| title_sort | inflamed meckel s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult |
| topic | diverticulum meckel appendicitis faecolith |
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