Littré’s hernia: a rare complication of Meckel’s diverticulum

Authors

  • Prakash Kumar Sahoo Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Suman Saurav Rout Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20171166

Keywords:

Littré’s, Meckel’s, Meckel's diverticulum in hernial sac

Abstract

Littré’s hernia is caused by the protrusion of Meckel’s diverticulum through an orifice in the abdominal wall. Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract that is generally asymptomatic and only manifests in a specific way when complications exist. An unusual complication of Meckel’s diverticulum is known as Littre’s hernia. It comprises less than 1% of all Meckel’s diverticulum. Usual sites of Littre hernia are right inguinal (50% of cases), umbilical hernia (20%), and femoral hernia (20%). We present a case of Littré’s hernia where we found a strangulated Meckel’s diverticulum in an inguinal hernia sac.

Author Biographies

Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

General Surgery

Suman Saurav Rout, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

General Surgery

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2017-03-25

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