Perforated Gist of Meckel's Diverticulum

• Authors: Kryspin Mitura , Piotr Blicharz , Mikołaj Romańczuk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of gastrointestinal track (2-4%), however complications occur rarely (4-16%). We describe a case of 63- years old female presenting simultaneously two serious complications of Meckel diverticulum. Operated patient was diagnosed with perforated tumor of Meckel diverticulum. Segmental resection of small bowel including tumor was performed. Pathology examination revealed gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in Meckel diverticulum. No significant malignancy risk factors were found (low mitotic count). Consequently, computed tomography periodic surveillance was implemented.We report the possibility of simultaneous presentation of two serious complications of Meckel diverticulum. Tumors of Meckel diverticulum may mimic other abdominal pathologies and thus, they should be considered in differential diagnosis of abdominal tumors.

Keywords

EN

GIST; Meckel diverticulum; perforation

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 84
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 258-261

Dates

published

1 - 5 - 2012

online

4 - 7 - 2012

Contributors

author

Kryspin Mitura

• Department of General Surgery, Siedlce Hospital

author

Piotr Blicharz

• Department of General Surgery, Siedlce Hospital

author

Mikołaj Romańczuk

• Department of General Surgery, Siedlce Hospital

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-012-0043-y