Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults

Meckel’s diverticulum can manifest with various complications such as obstruction, intussusception, inflammation or diverticulitis, perforation, haemorrhage and fistula, and commonly manifests in children. Adult intussusception due to inverted Meckel’s diverticulum is an uncommon aetiology of intest...

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Main Authors: Kamaldeep Singh, Cherring Tandup, Kapil Bajaj, Vipul Thakur, Swapnesh Sahu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-12-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211008199
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author Kamaldeep Singh
Cherring Tandup
Kapil Bajaj
Vipul Thakur
Swapnesh Sahu
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description Meckel’s diverticulum can manifest with various complications such as obstruction, intussusception, inflammation or diverticulitis, perforation, haemorrhage and fistula, and commonly manifests in children. Adult intussusception due to inverted Meckel’s diverticulum is an uncommon aetiology of intestinal obstruction but should be suspected in individuals. Imaging such as contrast-enhanced computed tomography aids in the diagnosis but it is not confirmatory to diagnose inverted Meckel’s diverticulum as a leading point. Resection of the intussusception segment is the definitive treatment. We present the case of a young man who presented in emergency with complaints of intestinal obstruction and ileo-ileal intussusception was the aetiology of for the same diagnosed on contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen. On exploration we discovered an inverted Meckel’s diverticulum to be the leading point for intussusception.
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spelling doaj.art-9e1425079a7b4dd5ae72ffc0d4dfff5f2022-12-22T04:42:10ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2059-23292022-12-013110.1177/20101058211008199Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adultsKamaldeep SinghCherring TandupKapil BajajVipul ThakurSwapnesh SahuMeckel’s diverticulum can manifest with various complications such as obstruction, intussusception, inflammation or diverticulitis, perforation, haemorrhage and fistula, and commonly manifests in children. Adult intussusception due to inverted Meckel’s diverticulum is an uncommon aetiology of intestinal obstruction but should be suspected in individuals. Imaging such as contrast-enhanced computed tomography aids in the diagnosis but it is not confirmatory to diagnose inverted Meckel’s diverticulum as a leading point. Resection of the intussusception segment is the definitive treatment. We present the case of a young man who presented in emergency with complaints of intestinal obstruction and ileo-ileal intussusception was the aetiology of for the same diagnosed on contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen. On exploration we discovered an inverted Meckel’s diverticulum to be the leading point for intussusception.https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211008199
spellingShingle Kamaldeep Singh
Cherring Tandup
Kapil Bajaj
Vipul Thakur
Swapnesh Sahu
Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
title Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
title_full Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
title_fullStr Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
title_full_unstemmed Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
title_short Inverted Meckel’s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception: unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
title_sort inverted meckel s diverticulitis manifesting as intussusception unusual case of intestinal obstruction in adults
url https://doi.org/10.1177/20101058211008199
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