Case Report

Torsion of Atypical Meckel’s Diverticulum Treated by Laparoscopic-Assisted Surgery

Table 1

Previous reports of Meckel’s diverticulum torsion in English literature.

NumberAuthorYearAgeSex Symptoms Operative
procedure
Size of MD/
Distance from ICV

(1)Tan and Zheng200551MaleAbdominal pain VomitingSmall bowel resection10 × 3/60 cm
(2) Limas et al.20066MaleAbdominal pain Fever, nauseaDiverticulectomy16 × 4/50 cm
(3) Kiyak et al.200942MaleAbdominal painDiverticulectomy7.5 × 1.5/80 cm
(4)Murruste et al.201441MaleAbdominal pain
Nausea
Small bowel
resection
12 × 14/50 cm
(5)Tenreiro et al.201518MaleAbdominal pain Fever, vomitingSmall bowel
resection
10 × 2/50 cm
(6)Payá-Llorente201567MaleAbdominal pain
Distention
Small bowel
resection
17/NA cm
(7)Ren et al.201523FemaleAbdominal pain
Nausea
Small bowel
resection
8 × 3/60 cm
(8)Kirmizi et al.201632MaleAbdominal pain
Fever, vomiting
Small bowel resection12 × 5/90 cm
(9)Our case201749MaleAbdominal painLA small bowel
resection
8 × 7.5/130 cm

MD: Meckel’s diverticulum; ICV: ileocecal valve; LA: laparoscopic-assisted; NA: not announced.