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Meckel's diverticulum containing enterolith mimicking acute appendicitis

INTRODUCTION: Meckel's diverticulum is a vestige of the vitello-intestinal duct. It is one of the most common congenital abnormality of the GI tract. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a male patient who presented with pain in the peri-umbilical region and in right iliac fossa. A clinical...

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Autores principales: Jan, ZakaUllah, Ahmed, Nisar, Aziz, Naila, Tariq, Maliha, Khattak, Danish, Asghar, Muhammad Sohaib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9400082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35973319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107497
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Meckel's diverticulum is a vestige of the vitello-intestinal duct. It is one of the most common congenital abnormality of the GI tract. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a male patient who presented with pain in the peri-umbilical region and in right iliac fossa. A clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made, but, interestingly it turned out to be a Meckel's diverticulum having enterolith intraoperatively. The patient underwent wedge resection and the post-operative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Meckel's diverticulum containing enterolith is rare. This can mimick as acute appendicitis and the surgeon needs to be wary of this.