Surgical Approach to Littre's Hernia: A Rare Presentation of Meckel's Diverticulum

João Maria Regueiras Mendes; Dimitrios Chatziisaak; Pascal Burri

doi:10.12659/AJCR.947174

20 July 2025 : Case report Switzerland

Surgical Approach to Littre's Hernia: A Rare Presentation of Meckel's Diverticulum

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

João Maria Regueiras Mendes^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Dimitrios Chatziisaak

^{ABCDE 1,2}, Pascal Burri

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947174

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947174

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Figure 4 Resected specimen showing Meckel’s diverticulum with necrosis and coprolithIntraoperative image following mini-laparotomy. The star marks the viable ileum, and the arrow points to the resected Meckel’s diverticulum with signs of necrosis and perforation. A large coprolith is visible within the diverticulum tip.

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Surgical Approach to Littre's Hernia: A Rare Presentation of Meckel's Diverticulum

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