Acute abdomen due to Meckel's enterolith: Case report and review of the literature
Erdinç Yenidoğan, Hüseyin Ayhan Kayaoğlu, İsmail Okan, Zeki Özsoy, Servet Tali, Mustafa Şahin
Abstract
Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare condition with an incidence of 1-3% in general population. It is usually asymptomatic and is incidentally detected during laparotomy/laparoscopy. Enterolith formation within Meckel’s diverticulum is even rarer. Herein, we present the diagnosis and management of a 50-year old patient with Meckel’s diverticulum enterolith and discuss this rare condition based on the literature.
Keywords: Meckel’s enterolith, diverticulum, abdominal pain
Verbal informed consent was obtained from patient who participated in this case.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - Z.Ö., İ.O.; Design - Z.Ö.; Supervision - İ.O., Z.Ö.; Funding - E.Y.; Literature Review - S.T.; Writer - Z.Ö.; Critical Review - M.Ş., İ.O., H.A.K.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.