Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Litter’s Hernia in a Child and Review of the Literature

Sopan Nivarutti Jatal *

Department of Surgery, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra State Chapter, Jatal Hospital and Research Centre of Latur, India.

Sudhir Jatal

Jatal Hospital and Research Centre of Latur, Fellow in Colorectal Onco Surgery, Tata Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Sachin Ingle

Department of Surgery, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Litter’s hernia is an extremely unusual clinical condition, defined by the presence of Meckel’s diverticulum within a hernial sac. It is a true diverticulum containing all three layers of the gut. Herein, we are reporting rare and interesting a case of litter’s hernia in a 3 yrs boy. Presented with a slowing growing right inguinal swelling, on clinical evaluation it was found to be an irreducible hernia. The diagnosis was made incidental after opening the hernial sac, tip of the Meckel’s diverticulum was adherent to hernial sac. The boy was successfully managed by simple wedge resection of diverticulum and herniotomy.

Keywords: Littre’s hernia, Meckel’s diverticulum, herniotomy

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