Inverted Meckel Diverticulum – Rare Cause of Secondary Intussusception in Children- Case Report

Abstract

Introduction Inverted Meckel diverticulum has been identied as the lead point for intussusception in adult in about 4%, very rare in pediatric age group and very few cases has been reported so far. Modern imaging helps but imaging and operative discordance are not reported. It is difcult to diagnose inversion of Meckel diverticulum preoperatively To report a case of 18-month-old girl presented with multiple ep Aims And Objective- isodes of bilious vomitings, pain abdomen and grossly distended abdomen, diagnosed with intussusception upon performing exploratory laparotomy there was an inverted Meckel diverticulum acting as a lead point for intussusception DiscussionMechanism of inversion of Meckel diverticulum is not clearly understood. It is presumed that abnormal peristaltic movement around the diverticulum and non-xity of the diverticulum itself. The inverted diverticulum itself can cause luminal compromise and acts as a lead point for intussusception leading to obstruction Intussusception due to Conclusion- inverted Meckel diverticulum is rare in children and can only be detected intraoperatively. A denitive preoperative clinical or radiological diagnosis is difcult. However inverted Meckel diverticulum is a denite clinical entity and may cause intussusception in children