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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey

versión On-line ISSN 1025-0255

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PIAMO-MORALES, Alberto José; ARZUAGA-ANDERSON, Isnerio; CHAVEZ-JIMENEZ, Digna  y  FERRER-MARRERO, Daisy. Meckel's diverticulum: an incidental finding. AMC [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.3, e6912.  Epub 01-Jun-2021. ISSN 1025-0255.

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.

Palabras clave : MECKELS DIVERTICULUM; CASE REPORTS; AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CHORISTOMA.

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