Congenital fistulisation of Meckel's diverticulum in omphalocele sac: case report

Mohammed Tazi Charki; Hicham Abdellaoui; Saad Andaloussi; Mohammed Amine Oukhouya; Abdelhalim Mahmoudi; Aziz El Madi; Khalid Khattala; Youssef Bouabdallah

doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.32.20.15010

Congenital fistulisation of Meckel's diverticulum in omphalocele sac: case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2019 Jan 15:32:20. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.20.15010. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Mohammed Tazi Charki¹, Hicham Abdellaoui¹, Saad Andaloussi¹, Mohammed Amine Oukhouya¹, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi¹, Aziz El Madi¹, Khalid Khattala¹, Youssef Bouabdallah¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Hassan II, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.

Abstract

Fistulisation of Meckel's diverticulum in the top of an omphalocele sac is very rare. To our Knowledge, three cases were reported in the literature. We presente in this report a new case of this uncommon presentation.

Keywords: Meckel’s diverticulum; exomphalos; fistulisation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Hernia, Umbilical / diagnosis*
Hernia, Umbilical / pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Fistula / congenital*
Intestinal Fistula / pathology
Male
Meckel Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Meckel Diverticulum / pathology