Large Meckel’s Diverticulum Enterolith. A case of small bowel obstruction
Pasquale Sullo 1, Guido `Lombardi 1, Giuseppina Oliva 1, Alfonso Amendola 1, Maria Stefano 1, Mauro Andreano 1
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1 “Santa Maria” Hospital, Nola, Naples, Italy
Abstract
The Meckel’s diverticulum is usually asymptomatic but in sometimes it presents severe complications, such as bleeding or perforation. The presence of enterolith inside a Meckel diverticulum is rare. In this report, we present a case of a 56years- old man, with an abdominal pain and small bowel obstruction for a enterolith. Preoperative radiologic studies in Emergency Room (ER) didn’t reveal this stone, but realeved a small bowel obstruction. Initially, we tried a conservative management, however after about 48 hours, due to worsening symptoms, the patient undergoes an exploratory laparotomy and a intestinal resection.
Keywords
- Enteriith
- Meckel’s diverticulum
- Small bowel obstruction
