Korean J Gastroenterol.  1997 Dec;30(6):826-830.

Adult Case of Intestinal Obstruction with Peritoneal Adhesion Caused by Meckel's Diverticulitis

• Kim YS
• Shin YW
• Moon HY
• Kim MS
• Kwon KS
• Bang JS
• Cho HG
• Kim PS
• Kim JM

Abstract

Meckel,s diverticulum is generally acknowledged to be the most prevalent congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. In the autopsy series, the incidence ranged from 0.5 to 2 percent. The preoperative diagnosis of Meckels divemiculum is difficult, especially in the adult, because of the lesions ability to masquerade as one of a variety of much more common abdominal pathologies. The diagnostic accuracy may be affected by the age of the patient and by complications of diverticulum. The complications that may result include ulcer bleeding, intestinal obstruction, perforation, diverticulitis, stone, and neoplasm. The ways a Meckels diverticulum can cause bowel obstruction are different. Recently we experienced a case of Meckels diverticulitis causing intlammatory reaction and adhesion with the abdominal wall and causing recurrent abdominal pain and obstruction in a 22-year-old woman. Therefore, we present this case with a brief review of the related literature.

Keyword

Meckel's diverticulum; Peritoneal adhesion; Adult

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Wall
Adult*
Autopsy
Diagnosis
Diverticulitis*
Diverticulum
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hemorrhage
Humans
Incidence
Intestinal Obstruction*
Meckel Diverticulum
Pathology
Ulcer
Young Adult