Author/Authors :
Baranyai, Zsolt United Szent István and Szent László Hospital - Department of Surgery, Hungary , Baranyai, Zsolt Human Biospecimen Collection and Research - Department of Tissue Preservation, Tumorgenetika, Hungary , Jósa, Valeria Human Biospecimen Collection and Research - Department of Tissue Preservation, Tumorgenetika, Hungary , Merkel, Keresztely United Szent István and Szent László Hospital - Department of Surgery, Hungary , Zolnai, Zsofia Szent Imre Hospital - Department of Pathology, Hungary
Abstract :
Although Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital gastrointestinal disorder, it is controversial whether asymptomatic diverticula in adults should be respected. The authors report the case of a patient who was operated due to ileus caused by adhesions and a Meckel’s diverticulum without any sign of inflammation was accidentally noted and removed. As a surprise, the pathological examination of the diverticulum proved carcinoid tumor, a neuroendocrine malignant tumor. The case raises the importance of the removal of asymptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum.
