Meckel Diverticulum Causing Intestinal Volvulus

Abstract

Intestinal volvulus is rare and responsible for upper bowel obstruction. They occur more frequently in a patient with abdominal surgery history. We report a case of small intestine volvulus on Meckel diverticulum, which occurred in a 21-year-old patient, with no history of laparotomy. The diagnosis confirmation was intraoperative, and the management consisted in a segmental resection of the small intestine with immediate anastomosis. The postoperative follow-up was good. This case underlines the scarcity and the severity of this presentation which therefore requires appropriate care in order to improve the prognosis.

Torsion of the whole ileum and hemorrhagic necrosis because of a giant Meckel’s diverticulum in a 9-month-old child

“…Torsion of an MD resulting in intestinal ischemia that requires resection is a rare complication [ 3 ]. In rare instances, necrosis of the intestine because of MD with no identifiable point of fixation has been reported [ 1 , 4–7 ].…”

Spontaneous small bowel volvulus in young adult male

“…SBV is a rare occurrence of surgical emergency in western nations but is more common in Africa, India and Iran [3] . There are 2 main categories of volvulus: 1) Primary volvulus of the small bowel, without any identifiable anatomical causes [3] and 2) Secondary volvulus of the small bowel, where the torsion is caused by an abnormal underlying pathology such as adhesion bands [4] , tumors [5] , Meckel's diverticulum [6] and duplications [7] .…”