Case Reports

Littre hernia in the left groin region: a case report

  • Serkan Fatih İpek

Received Date: 03.04.2006 Accepted Date: 13.04.2006 Med J Bakirkoy 2006;2(2):68-69

Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Any hernia containing the Meckel diverticulum is termed as Littre hernia. Hemorrhage, as one of the complications of the diverticulum, can express itself with anemia. The treatment of the Meckel diverticulum is still controversial. In this report, in the treatment of the diverticulum, a segmenter ileum resection and end to end ileum anastomosis has been performed where the Meckel diverticulum had been thought as the cause of the anemia.

Keywords: Meckel diverticulum, Littre hernia, treatment