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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2015; 3(8): 732-735
Published online Aug 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i8.732
Published online Aug 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i8.732
Incarceration of Meckel's diverticulum in a left paraduodenal Treitz' hernia
Christoph Gerdes, Oke Akkermann, Volker Krüger, Anna Gerdes, Berthold Gerdes, Department of General Surgery, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, G-32429 Minden, Germany
Author contributions: Gerdes C, Gerdes A and Gerdes B designed the presentation of the case study, wrote the manuscript; Akkermann O and Krüger V collected clinical data and reviewed the literature.
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Correspondence to: Berthold Gerdes, MD, FACS, Department of General Surgery, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, Hans-Nolte-Straße 1, G-32429 Minden, Germany. gerdes-berthold@t-online.de
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Received: March 17, 2015
Peer-review started: March 17, 2015
First decision: April 13, 2015
Revised: May 16, 2015
Accepted: July 3, 2015
Article in press: July 9, 2015
Published online: August 16, 2015
Peer-review started: March 17, 2015
First decision: April 13, 2015
Revised: May 16, 2015
Accepted: July 3, 2015
Article in press: July 9, 2015
Published online: August 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Meckel’s diverticula incarcerated in a hernia were first described anecdotally by Littré, a French surgeon, in 1700. Meckel, a German anatomist and surgeon, explained the pathophysiology of this disease 100 years later. In addition, a congenital paraduodenal mesocolic hernia, known as a Treitz hernia, is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. We performed a thorough review of the literature, and this report is the first to describe a patient with a combination of these two seldomly occurring congenital diseases, incarceration and perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in a left paraduodenal hernia.