1/11. Giant Meckel's diverticulum containing enteroliths: typical CT imaging findings.We report a case of a giant Meckel's diverticulum containing numerous enteroliths. A correct diagnosis was made preoperatively by means of CT, by demonstrating a connection between the diverticulum, containing multiple peripherally calcified stones, and the small intestine.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/11. Giant Meckel's diverticulum.A case of incomplete intestinal obstruction caused by a giant Meckel's diverticulum in a 13-year-old girl is reported. Short resection of the ileum with the diverticulum and end-to-end anastomosis was carried out. The possibilities of diagnosis and treatment as well as the controversial classification of this rare congenital anomaly are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/11. Giant Meckel's diverticulum associated with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia.Giant Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare lesion and its association with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported previously. We report a case of newborn with a giant Meckel's diverticulum and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A large round atypical air-filled bowel segment was found by chest radiography preoperatively, and a giant Meckel's diverticulum was located within the left hemithorax during surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/11. Abdominal cystic mass in infancy--in utero perforated Meckel's diverticulum?Meckel's diverticulum occurs in 2% of the population. Of these, 4% may present as intestinal bleeding, intussusception, diverticulitis, volvulus, or perforation at any age, including neonates. We describe a 3-month-old baby whose giant Meckel's diverticulum had probably perforated in utero, leading to the formation of a large intra-abdominal pseudocyst.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/11. Axial torsion and gangrene of a giant Meckel's diverticulum.A variety of complications are related to a Meckel's diverticulum, including hemorrhage, intestinal obstruction and inflammation. Axial torsion and gangrene of Meckel's diverticulum is the rarest of the complications that have been reported, with this being particularly true in case of children. We report a case of axial torsion and gangrene of a giant Meckel's diverticulum in a 6 year old child.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/11. Perforated Meckels diverticulum causing giant pseudocyst and secondary appendicitis.Meckels diverticula are known to present with a myriad of complications. However its perforation followed by development of a giant pseudocyst and secondary appendicitis is not reported in literature thus far. We report this complication in a five and half month old infant.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/11. Giant meckel diverticulum containing enteroliths diagnosed by computed tomography and sonography.A 23-year-old male patient with giant meckel diverticulum containing enteroliths is presented. Computed tomography (CT) and sonography were useful for correctly suggesting the diagnosis. The unique manifestations of this rare lesion are described.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/11. A congenital abnormality in the arrangement of muscle bundles in a segment of the distal ileum, producing obstruction: a variant of the so-called "giant Meckel's diverticulum".This 4-year-old male child was diagnosed at birth as having several minor congenital anomalies. x-rays taken during the first year of his life showed a single, massively dilated loop of bowel in the upper abdomen, not appreciated at the time. In 1980 he was admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital with the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. An upper gastrointestinal series showed one tremendously dilated loop of distal ileum. At laparotomy, the patient was found to have extreme segmental dilatation of one loop of distal ileum which ended abruptly; there was no evident external cause for obstruction. The resected loop contained in excess of 200 cc of watery brown liquid. The mucosal folds and underlying smooth muscle bundles, in the dilated portion only, were not arranged circumferentially but rather in a distinctive finger-print-like pattern with trifurcations, whorls, and intricate interdigitations which had probably produced contractions of a circus type rather than normal peristaltic waves. We have been able to find only three reports in the literature in which, as was the case here, the so-called "giant Meckel's diverticulum" presented as a single tremendously dilated segment of ileum, sharply demarcated at its distal end. In none of them is there any description of the orientation of muscle bundles. We believe that the abnormal arrangement of smooth muscle in the muscular coat in this specimen, and perhaps in the others, probably represents the underlying cause for the extreme localized dilatation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/11. Pathogenesis of giant colonic diverticula.The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic findings of 3 patients with giant colonic diverticula are presented. Although several theories have been proposed for the formation of these diverticula, they have not been fully documented. One of our cases illustrates the evolution of this disorder following typical colonic diverticulitis. The pathogenesis and differential diagnosis of this unusual entity are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/11. In utero appearance of a giant Meckel's diverticulum.The authors present a case of a Meckel's diverticulum identified during a routine prenatal ultrasound examination as a complex mass, superior and posterior to the urinary bladder, that prompted meticulous postnatal evaluation. A 4.0-cm Meckel's diverticulum containing heterotopic gastric mucosa was excised before complications could arise. Meckel's diverticulum should be included in the differential of a complex intraabdominal mass of the fetus/neonate.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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