Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar induced in the Meckel’s diverticulum-report of two cases
Necattin Firat1, Baris Mantoglu1, Fatih Altintoprak2, Ali Muhtaroglu2, Mertcan Akcay11Department of General Surgery, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey2Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
Meckel’s diverticulum is generally asymptomatic, but it may become symptomatic due to various reasons and maybe the etiology of the acute abdominal syndrome. Bezoars are formed by the combination of non-digestible substances in the gastrointestinal tract, and which are among the rare causes of intestinal obstruction. The formation of bezoars in Meckel’s diverticulum and subsequent intestinal obstruction is a rare condition. In this article, two cases with intestinal obstruction due to bezoar in Meckel’s diverticulum and their surgical treatment had presented.
Keywords: Intestinal obstruction, mechanical ileus; Meckel’s diverticulum; phytobezoar.Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar induced in the Meckel’s diverticulum-report of two cases
Necattin Firat1, Baris Mantoglu1, Fatih Altintoprak2, Ali Muhtaroglu2, Mertcan Akcay11Sakarya Research and Educational Hospital, Department of General Surgery2Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
Meckel divertikülü genellikle asemptomatiktir, ancak çeşitli nedenlerden dolayı semptomatik hale gelebilir ve akut karın sendromunun etyolojisinde yer alabilir. Bezoarlar, gastrointestinal sistemdeki sindirilemeyen maddelerin kombinasyonu ile oluşur ve bağırsak tıkanıklığının nadir nedenleri arasında yer alırlar. Meckel divertikülünde bezoar oluşumu ve bından kaynaklanan bağırsak tıkanıklığı nadir görülen bir durumdur. Bu makalede, Meckel divertikülünde bezoar nedeniyle bağırsak tıkanıklığı gelişen iki olgu ve cerrahi tedavisi sunulmuştur. (NCI-2020-0051.R2)
Anahtar Kelimeler: fitobezoar, Meckel divertikülü, intestinal obstrüksiyon, mekanik ileusManuscript Language: English