Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Any hernia sacs containing Meckel’s diverticulum is called Littre’s hernia. This term was coined after the pioneering work of Alexis Littre, a French surgeon, who, in the 1700s, documented th...
Omental cysts are any cyst that is confined to greater or lesser omentum, the most common site benign the greater omentum. The incidence of omental cyst is 1 in 20000 among children’s. So far, only 150 cases have been reported in the literature. Omental cysts are benign intra-abd...
Enteric duplication cysts are congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract. As the name duplication cyst suggests, which mimics the native gastrointestinal tract, having all the three layers of the gastrointestinal tract. Enteric duplication cyst most frequently occurs...
Mesenteric cystic Lymphangioma are rare intra-abdominal benign tumours of the lymphatic vessels with an incidence of 1:250,000 hospital admission. Representing 5-6% of pediatric benign tumours with a male predominance. It is commonly found in children’s appearing at 60% birth and...
Mesenteric dermoid cysts or teratoma are germ cell tumors composed of three germinal layers, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. These tumors occur usually in children and 80-90% are benign and less than 3% tumors change in to malignancy. They are more common occur in the region of...
Mesenteric Pseudocyst is a cystic mass in the abdomen. The aetiology is either due to trauma or infection. True mesenteric cysts are lined by epithelium while pseudocysts are not. Mesenteric pseudocysts are very rare. Only 29 case reports were retrieved via the Medline/PubMed sea...
A Chylolymphatic cyst, as the name suggests, is a cyst the that contains both chyle and lymph, usually presents within the mesentery lined with a thin endothelium or mesothelium. The incidence is between 1:100,000 to 1:250,000 in hospital admissions. Chylolymphatic cysts are rare...
Mucinous cystadenoma is a rare cystic benign neoplasm of the appendix characterized by associated with marked distension of the appendix lumen with mucin, it may be inflammatory, obstruction or tumoral origin. There are four histopathological subtypes occur as mucocele, mucosal h...
A strangulation of the intestine caused by appendicitis is extremely rare with few cases reported in the literature. Strangulation can be due to the appendix wrapping or appendiceal tourniquet around the base of a bowel loop, or when inflamed appendix tip adheres across the loop...
Meckel’s Diverticulum size more than 5 cm are classified as Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum. They are relatively rare and may be more prone complications especially for obstruction. 90% of Meckel’s Diverticulum ranges in size from 1-10 cm. It is estimated that’s as 4-9% cases manifes...
Patent omphalomesenteric duct or vitellointestinal duct is remnant of the duct, connecting the yolk sac to the gut in the developing embryo and provides nutrition until the placenta is established in infant. It is a rare congenital malformation of the gut, with an incidence of ab...
Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital gastrointestinal anomaly. Intestinal obstruction is the common presenting symptom in the adult population, due to complications like intussusception, Incarceration, adhesion and torsion around a fibrous band attached to the umbi...
Meckel’s Diverticulum is the most common anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, found in almost 2% of the population, it rarely gives rise to symptoms and its discover usually incidental. Meckel’s Diverticulum size more than 5 cm are classified as Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum, are...
A Meckel’s Diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Meckel’s Diverticulum is usually located at the antimesenteric border of the small intestine and it is one of the cardinal finding of Meckel’s Diverticulum. The Mesenteric location is an...
The Mesodiverticular band is an embryologic remnant of the vitelline artery which provides the arterial supply to the Meckel’s Diverticulum. In the event of an error of involution a patent or non-patent arterial band persist and extend from the mesentery to the apex of the Meckel...