A Case of Ileal Intussusception Due to Inverted Meckel′s Diverticulum Treated by Laparoscopy–Assisted Surgery

Abstract

Laparoscopy–assisted surgery can be very useful in small–intestine surgery.
A 31–year–old man admitted for epigastralgia and intermittent abdominal pain was found in abdominal computed tomography (CT) to have ileal intussusception due to lipoma 2 cm in diameter. Intestinal obstruction symptoms appeared minor and were freated the next day using laparoscopy–assisted surgery. Intestinal intussusception at a slightly dilated, highly peristaltic area was pulled through a 3 cm laparotomy at the umbilical port for extracorporeal treatment. It was due to an inverted Meckel′s diverticulum with lipoma 2 cm in diameter, which was resected.