%0 Journal Article
%T Inflamed Meckel¡¯s diverticulum secondary to a giant faecalith: a rare presentation of acute abdominal pain in an adult
%A DJ Ablett
%A L Jayatilaka
%A JB Rainey
%J Journal of Surgical Case Reports
%D 2010
%I JSCR Publishing
%X Meckel¡¯s diverticulae can present with symptoms and signs mimicking acute appendicitis. We present the case of a healthy 35-year old male who was suspected of having acute appendicitis but at operation was found to have an inflamed Meckel¡¯s diverticulum containing a giant faecalith, which had caused ischaemic necrosis due to a pressure effect. Post-operatively the patient admitted to a year of recurrent bouts of severe colicky abdominal pain, when running.
%K diverticulum
%K meckel
%K appendicitis
%K faecolith
%U http://jscr.co.uk/2010/12/upper-gi-surgery/inflamed-meckela£¿£¿s-diverticulum-secondary-to-a-giant-faecalith-a-rare-presentation-of-acute-abdominal-pain-in-an-adult/