Author/Authors :
Kumar, Kalenahalli Jagadish Departments of Pediatrics and - Pediatric Surgery - JSS Medical College - JSS University - Mysore - Karnataka, India , Anil Kumar, Mathod Ganeshrao Departments of Pediatrics and - Pediatric Surgery - JSS Medical College - JSS University - Mysore - Karnataka, India , Shyamala, Pocha Departments of Pediatrics and - Pediatric Surgery - JSS Medical College - JSS University - Mysore - Karnataka, India , Kumar, M. Prashanth Departments of Pediatrics and - Pediatric Surgery - JSS Medical College - JSS University - Mysore - Karnataka, India
Abstract :
A 3-month-old male presented with bilious vomiting and
abdominal distention since 15 days. On examination,
vitals were stable and abdomen was distended with
visible coils of intestines and his blood counts, urea,
creatinine, sodium, and potassium were normal.
Abdominal X-ray revealed multiple fluid levels
suggestive of intestinal obstruction [Figure 1].
Emergency laparotomy showed acutely inflamed
Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) and the tip was adherent
to mesentery acting as a band around which a loop
of ileum had undergone volvulus with gangrenous
changes [Figure 1]. The gangrenous ileal loop with MD
was resected and end- to -end anastomosis was done.
