Is the Meckel diverticulum still a bad boy in general surgery? Case report of an intestinal obstruction managed through a single-port access and review of the literature

Gabriele Bauci; Walter Kolb; Joanna Janczak

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa584

Is the Meckel diverticulum still a bad boy in general surgery? Case report of an intestinal obstruction managed through a single-port access and review of the literature

J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Jan 25;2021(1):rjaa584. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa584. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Gabriele Bauci¹, Walter Kolb¹, Joanna Janczak¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of General, Visceral, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Abstract

In our institution single-port diagnostic laparoscopy is the routine procedure for patients with acute abdominal emergencies. Here, we present a case of intestinal obstruction due to a torqued Meckel diverticulum successfully managed through a single-port incision.

Keywords: Meckel Diverticulum; NET; endocrine surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports