Abstract :

Meckel’s Diverticulum is a common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract due to persistence of vitellointestinal duct. It is usually found as an incidental finding in approximately 2 to 4 % of population in patients undergoing appendicectomy or any other gastrointestinal pathology. Obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, diverticulitis and perforation are the various presentations of complicated Meckel’s diverticulum. Incidence of perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is only about 0.5%. Coexistence of appendicitis with perforated Meckel’s diverticulum is a rare presentation thus, making routine search for meckel’s diverticulum intraoperatively in all cases of appendicitis a mandatory practice. Here we report such a rare case of coexistence of perforated meckel’s diverticulum with acute appendicitis in a 12 year female patient.

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Keywords :

Appendicitis, Incidental, meckel’s diverticulum, Obstruction, Perforated.

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