Open AccessLITTRE’S HERNIA
Author(s) -
Shahid Naeem,
Khalid Ibrahim
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2005.12.04.5103
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , exploratory laparotomy , diverticulitis , asymptomatic , laparotomy , hernia , general surgery , volvulus , presentation (obstetrics) , meckel's diverticulum , autopsy , surgery , diverticulum (mollusc)
Meckel’s diverticulumis the commonest congenital anomaly of thegastrointestinal tract, occurring in approximately 2% ofthe population. Most of the Meckel’s diverticula areentirely asymptomatic, which are incidentally discoveredduring autopsy, exploratory laparotomy, or bariumstudies. The clinical presentation of a Meckel’sdiverticulum can be gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinalobstruction or diverticulitis. Intestinal obstruction mayoccur as a result of a volvulus, intussusception, or, veryrarely, Littres hernia (incarceration of the Meckel’sdiverticulum in an inguinal hernia).