Meckel's Diverticulum Incarcerated in an Umbilical Hernia - Case Report

• Authors: Jacek Kurnicki , Natalia Wrzesińska , Przemysław Kabala
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Hernias containing incarcerated Meckel's diverticulum are rare and often asymptomatic. The proper preoperative diagnosis is difficult to establish. The presence of a Meckel's diverticulum incarcerated in a hernia should be consider in a differential diagnosis of abdominal disease that is not sufficiently apparent. We present a case of a 22 years old male patient with a Meckel's diverticulum incarcerated in an umbilical hernia.

Keywords

EN

Meckel's diverticulum; umbilical hernia; Littre's hernia

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 83
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 386-388

Dates

published

1 - 7 - 2011

online

21 - 9 - 2011

Contributors

author

Jacek Kurnicki

• Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

author

Natalia Wrzesińska

• Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

author

Przemysław Kabala

• Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-011-0061-1