Gangrene of Meckel's diverticulum in strangulated left inguinal hernia
Mongardini, M.; Merlino, P.; Schillaci, F.; Cola, A.; Blasi, S.; Fanello, G.; Benedetti, F.; Maturo, A.; Pappalardo, G.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 26(10): 384-386
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 16371191 Document Number: 589284
We report a case of a 57-year-old woman admitted for abdominal pain and a not reducible mass in left inguino-abdominal region. With a diagnosis of strangulated inguinal hernia, the patient underwent urgent surgery. The surgical exploration showed a gangrenous intestinal loop with a Meckel's necrotic diverticulum. A small bowel resection (20 cm) was performed. The post-operative course was uneventful. This seems the first case reported in the literature of woman with a Meckel's diverticulum involved in a strangulated left inguinal hernia.