Unusual presentation of obscure Meckel diverticulum treated with robot-assisted diverticulectomy: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Meckel diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital abnormality of gastrointestinal tract. Tough believed to occur in 2% of population, most of them remain veiled because majority are clinically asymptomatic and remain obscure in radiological examination.

Clinical findings and diagnosis

A 26-year-old male with episodic black colored stool since last 10 years. Tough symptomatic, diagnosis of pathological lesion, and the bleeding site could not be established with any of the sophisticated diagnostic technique. After 10 years, it was finally diagnosed as MD with careful observation of bowel loops on computed tomography enterography (CTE) where remnant of vitelline vessel and hyper-enhancing nodule are seen along the wall of diverticular loop.

Interventions an

SUBMITTER: Pandey S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5072975 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature