Multiple Stones inside a Secondary Diverticulum at the Tip of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Case Report

Mohamed M. Elgeldawy; M. Al Merry; Haytham Ramzy

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Multiple Stones inside a Secondary Diverticulum at the Tip of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Case Report

Mohamed M. Elgeldawy

M. Al Merry

Haytham Ramzy

Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery, Page 1-5

Published: 4 June 2022

Abstract

It is very rare to see cases of perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum containing faecolith. In this case, we have a patient with a secondary diverticulum at the tip of a Meckel’s diverticulum containing several stones. We present a case of a 31-year-old man who was previously healthy and complained of lower abdominal pain associated with vomiting and fever. Abdominal multi-detector CT with intravenous and oral contrast showed a well-defined collection close to the terminal ileum containing several stones and contrast. Diagnostic Laparoscopy was done which was converted to laparotomy and resection of a small part of the terminal ileum containing the Meckel’s diverticulum with its secondary diverticulum and anastomosis was done.

Keywords:

Meckel’s diverticulum
congenital diverticulum
secondary diverticulum
laparoscopy and enterolith

How to Cite

Elgeldawy, M. M., Merry, M. A., & Ramzy, H. (2022). Multiple Stones inside a Secondary Diverticulum at the Tip of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Case Report. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery, 13(4), 1-5. Retrieved from https://journalajcrs.com/index.php/AJCRS/article/view/30381

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