Littre´s hernia: a case presentation

Juan  Roberto-Santamaría; María J. Rueda-Medécigo; Mariana P. Carmona Olivares; Alberto  Navarrete-Peón

doi:10.29057/mjmr.v12i23.11331

Juan Roberto-Santamaría Hospital Español https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3317-7796
María J. Rueda-Medécigo Hospital Español https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3861-9816
Mariana P. Carmona Olivares Hospital Español https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9507-0807
Alberto Navarrete-Peón Hospital Español https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6951-2248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29057/mjmr.v12i23.11331

Keywords: Littre’s hernia, Meckel’s diverticulum, incarcerated hernia

Abstract

We report a case of Littre’s hernia in a 64-year old woman, which is a very uncommon condition, consists on an hernia whose content corresponds to a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, called Meckel’s diverticulum, that results from incomplete obliteration of the vitelline duct between the fifth and sixth weeks of human gestation as the bowel settles into its permanent position within the abdominal cavity. The diagnosis was made from the clinical findings and supported by diagnostic auxiliaries such as ultrasound and computed axial tomography (CAT). The intervention performed was a pre-peritoneal laparoscopic inguinal transabdominal repair (TAPP). The fact that this condition was diagnosed until the sixth decade of age and that the patient was a woman enhances the rarity of this case.

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