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Vol. 95. Issue 8.
Pages 472 (October 2017)
Vol. 95. Issue 8.
Pages 472 (October 2017)
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Meckel's Diverticulitis Caused by an Enterolith: A Rare Presentation of an Acute Abdomen in an Adult
Diverticulitis de Meckel secundaria a enterolitiasis: presentación inusual de abdomen agudo en el adulto
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José Jacob Motos Micóa,
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, Teresa Abad Aguilarb, Enrique Javier Grau Talensa, Luis Fernando Fernández Garcíaa
a Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Don Benito-Villanueva, Don Benito, Badajoz, Spain
b Enfermería, Hospital Don Benito-Villanueva, Don Benito, Badajoz, Spain
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The patient is a 36-year-old male who came to the emergency room with abdominal pain that had been progressing over the previous 24h, and abdominal distension. Abdominopelvic computed tomography scan detected a right paracolic collection (Fig. 1, axial projection) in the periumbilical area, with a hyperdense collection of calcium density and air bubbles inside. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a perforated Meckel's diverticulum of the ileum, at whose distal end a saccular structure was observed with lithiasic material in its interior (Fig. 2). We performed simple diverticulectomy of the perforated diverticulum using an endocutter. The patient progressed favorably, except for a surgical would infection, and he was discharged from the hospital 12 days later.

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Please cite this article as: Motos Micó JJ, Abad Aguilar T, Grau Talens EJ, Fernández García LF. Diverticulitis de Meckel secundaria a enterolitiasis: presentación inusual de abdomen agudo en el adulto. Cir Esp. 2017;95:472.

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