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Mohammed Tazi Charki1, Mohammed-Amine Oukhouya1, Zineb Benmassaoud1, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi1, Khalid Khattala1, Youssef Bouabdallah1.
Abstract
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is a remnant of omphalomesenteric channel. It is often asymptomatic but it can be responsible for various clinical complications and variable clinical status especially in children. We conducted a retrospective study on complications of MD among children hospitalized in the division of Paediatric Surgery at the University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco. The study aimed to describe the clinical, radiological and therapeutic features of MD. The study was conducted over a period of 10 years (January 2009 - December 2018) and involved 18 children (15 boys and 3 girls) aged 1 day - 15 years (with an average age of 5 years) who had undergone surgery for complications of MD. Acute intussusception and intestinal occlusion were the most frequent complications. Other complications included: infection of the MD (1 case) and digestive hemorrhage (2 cases). Two rare types of neonatal Meckel's diverticulum were described (neonatal occlusion and fistula associated with omphalocele). In no case, abdominal X-ray without treatment, ultrasound and CT scan showed MD. Scintigraphy was performed in 2 patients with hematochezia and it helped to make the diagnosis of MD in one case. Three patients underwent laparoscopic surgery with resection of the MD and intestinal anastomosis with laparoscopy. The other patients underwent laparotomy. Ileostomy was performed in one case, followed by secondary recovery. Patient's outcome was good, except for one case of anastomotic leakage. Anatomopathological examination showed two cases of heterotopia.Entities:
Keywords: Meckel's diverticulum; complications; digestive hemorrhage; intestinal occlusion; newborn
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31489091 PMCID: PMC6711690 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.113.18756
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Fistule méconiale sur sac d’omphalocèle [12]
Figure 2Bride constrictive allant du diverticule de Meckel au mésentère
Figure 3Diverticule de Meckel invaginé dans la lumière de l’anse portante
Figure 4Diverticule de Meckel et anse portante extériorisés par l’incision ombilicale de laparoscopie (out-laparoscopie)