Pdf meckel diverticulum md is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring in 23% of the population. Jose pinto, charlene marques viana, ana pereira, joaquim. They should always be included as differential diagnosis, and having. Littre s hernia lh is a similar condition but is defined by the presence of a meckel diverticulum md inside a hernial sac as opposed to the cecal appendix 1,6, 7. Littre s hernia was originally defined as the presence of a meckels diverticulum in any hernia sac by rieke in 1841.
Review littres hernia the american journal of surgery. H rnias raras da parede abdominal miguel passos morgado. A rare case of an incarcerated meckels diverticulum. For each of the hernia is referred to its history, frequency, clinical. Summary littre hernia is defined as the presence of a meckel diverticulum in any hernial sac. There are few cases published in the literature and its frequency. We report the case of a 40 days old boy who underwent littre.
A littre hernia is defined by the presence of meckels diverticulum in the hernia sac 1. Surgical anatomy, embryology, and technique of repair littre hernia is the protrusion of a meckel diverticulum through a potential. Ordering information repair with a selfforming mesh plug. Pdf strangulated meckels diverticulum in inguinal canal. These alone represent about 7% of all hernias of the anterolateral wall of the abdomen. It is a rare finding at any age, and its true incidence is unknown. Surgical anatomy, embryology, and technique of repair. The pointed preshape cone design of these preformed plugs can limit their ability to completely fill certain defects, especially if one were to use the same shape and size as the defect.
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