Abstract

MARTINEZ, Nelson et al. FRECUENCIA DE DIVERTICULO DE MECKEL EN EL DIAGNOSTICO PREOPERATORIO DE LA APENDICITIS AGUDA: FREQUENCY OF MECKEL’S DIVERTICULUM IN THE PRE-OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS. Rev. Cir. Parag. [online]. 2015, vol.39, n.2, pp.8-11. ISSN 2307-0420.  https://doi.org/10.18004/sopaci.2015.diciembre.8-11.

Introduction: The incidence of Meckel’s diverticulum is 1-3% in the general population. There are complications such as hemorrhage, perforation or intestinal obstruction that sometimes simulate acute appendicitis. Objective: To determine the frequency of this disease, in patients with pre-operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis, as well mortality and morbidity. Design: Descriptive, retrospective and observational. Patients and method study: revised 1552 chips, of patients with a pre-operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis, of which analyzed is 14 cases of Meckel’s Diverticulum, which were the surgical finding, from March 2000 to February 2015. Results: n: 14 patients. 13 patients were male and female 1. The average age of 27 years. The time evolution in average was 14.5 hours (5-24 hs), the reason for consultation was abdominal pain, in all cases, the symptoms were pain in the right iliac fossa, and vomiting. All showed Leukocytosis, in surgery it was found in 8 cases diverticulum perforation, resection and end-terminal ileal anastomosis, in 6 cases Meckel. Incidental appendectomy was performed in all patients. The anatomopathologic study reported Meckel’s diverticulum with heterotropica gastric mucosa areas. We had as a complication: 2 infections in the surgical site, one with evisceration grade I. The time of internment was comprised between 6 and 8 days. We had no deaths. Conclusions: Meckel’s diverticulum presented a frequency of 0,9%, of patients with diagnostic pre - surgery for acute appendicitis, the treatment was surgical in all cases and morbidity of 14%.

Keywords : Meckel’s diverticulum.; Preoperative diagnosis.; Acute appendicitis.; Treatment.

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