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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep:98:107497.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107497. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Meckel's diverticulum containing enterolith mimicking acute appendicitis

ZakaUllah Jan  1 , Nisar Ahmed  2 , Naila Aziz  1 , Maliha Tariq  1 , Danish Khattak  1 , Muhammad Sohaib Asghar  3
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Case Reports

Meckel's diverticulum containing enterolith mimicking acute appendicitis

ZakaUllah Jan et al. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Acute appendicitis; Case report; Enterolith; Meckel's diverticulum.

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Declaration of competing interest There are no conflicts of interests.

Figures

Figs. 1 & 2
Figs. 1 & 2
Showing Meckel's diverticulum and its feeding vessel.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Showing the resected specimen, enterolith & the appendix.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
(a): Showing Meckel's diverticulum. (b): Showing heterotropic pancreatic tissue in the mesenteric fat.
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