Mechanical Intestinal Occlusion Secondary to Littré's Hernia

Abstract

Introduction: Littré's hernia is defined as the presence of a Meckel's diverticulum in any hernial orifice. Very few cases have been reported in the literature because of its very low frequency, referred to as of 2% of the general population.

Objective: To report and share the successful management of a rare clinical case of mechanical intestinal occlusion due to Littré's hernia.

Clinical case: This is the case of a 69-year-old white male patient with a history of arterial hypertension for seven years, for which he has been receiving regular treatment with captopril. He went to the general surgery emergency department of Lucía Íñiguez Landín Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital for presenting diffusely localized colicky abdominal pain, of moderate intensity, without precise irradiation and accompanied by two small amounts of bilious vomiting, in addition to stopping gas and stool emission two days earlier, for which he was admitted for urgent surgical treatment with a diagnosis of mechanical intestinal occlusion.

Conclusions: The preoperative diagnosis of Littré's hernia is unlikely, especially if accompanied by intestinal occlusion, a reason why it is almost always transoperative. The surgical treatment of the diverticulum depends on the inflammatory and vascular status.