Meckel's diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction: A case series

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. e6518 - n/a
• Main Authors: Bhattarai, Himal Bikram, Bhattarai, Madhur, Shah, Sangam, Singh, Aakriti, Yadav, Saroj Kumar, Yadav, Binita Kumari, Uprety, Manish, Subedi, Ayusha, Singh, Prabesh Bikram, Priya, Anshu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Abdomen; acute intestinal obstruction; Asymptomatic; Auscultation; Biopsy; Blood pressure; Case Report; Case reports; Constipation; diverticulectomy; Diverticulitis; Emergency medical care; Gangrene; Intestinal obstruction; Laparotomy; Meckel's diverticulum; Mesentery; Nepal; Pain; Patients; Small intestine; Ultrasonic imaging; Vomiting; acute intestinal obstruction; diverticulectomy; Meckel's diverticulum; Nepal
• ISSN: 2050-0904; 2050-0904
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6518

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Most cases are asymptomatic and when symptomatic, preoperative diagnosis of MD is poor. Intestinal obstruction, Malena or hematochezia, and inflammation are major symptoms. We report three cases of 18‐month, 2‐year, and 9‐year old male patients presenting with intestinal obstruction. Most of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) are asymptomatic but when clinical manifestations arise from complications like acute intestinal obstruction, MD must be included in the differential diagnosis. Early surgery is required to prevent strangulation or gangrene.