Background:

Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly with a low incidence and prevalence. The majority of patients who present it are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally, however about 2% of individuals develop a complication throughout their lives, but as these tend to decrease as age progresses, it is very rare to diagnose it in adults.

Objective:

to describe the presentation of a Meckel diverticulum in an adult patient found incidentally during the autopsy.

Case report:

a 66-year-old male patient who, upon performing the autopsy study, revealed the presence of a diverticular sac 62 cm from the ileocecal valve, which revealed the presence of areas of ectopic gastric mucosa in the histological study with hematoxylin and eosin.

Conclusions:

Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly that is frequently located 60 cm from the ileocecal valve, on the anti-mesenteric edge; 50% of them contain ectopic tissue; and its diagnosis is made in most cases incidentally.

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