Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum in a young male patient: a case report

Umberto Tupputi; Francesca Anna Carpagnano; Rossella Carpentiere; Giuseppe Guglielmi

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Digital Diagnostics ›› 2021, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (4) :465 -470. DOI: 10.17816/DD79632

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Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum in a young male patient: a case report

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The case of a 26-year-old male patient with perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum, a rare complication of the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, is reported in this article. This congenital condition can remain asymptomatic for a long time, and it can get complicated with diverticulitis, enteroliths, neoplasms, and rarely perforation, as in this case.

A preoperative radiological assessment is of fundamental importance for proper diagnostic and therapeutic management of the patient. In this article, we present the typical tomographic imaging features of this infrequent complication to assist radiologists in detecting it.

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Meckel’s diverticulum / perforation / congenital malformation / computed tomography / abdominal imaging / clinical case

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Umberto Tupputi, Francesca Anna Carpagnano, Rossella Carpentiere, Giuseppe Guglielmi. Perforated Meckel’s diverticulum in a young male patient: a case report. Digital Diagnostics, 2021, 2(4): 465-470 DOI:10.17816/DD79632

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