Unusual Rare Littré's hernia in Recurrent Inguinal Hernia a Case Report

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Abstract
Any hernia containing Meckel's diverticulum is called Littre's hernia. Littre's hernia (LH) in recurrent inguinal hernia (RIH) is extremely rare or probably unknown in literature. Littre's hernia is very rare, with an estimated incidence of LH of 0.09 % in strangulated or incarcerated hernias. In the last 300 years, about 50 cases of (LH) have been reported since it was first described in 1700 by a French anatomist and physician, Alexis de Littre, who reported 2 cases during his career. The diagnosis is unlikely to be made preoperatively. We present a case of a young male, 22 years old, with a history of right inguinal herniotomy12 years ago, he presented with symptoms and signs of acute intestinal obstruction due to recurrent right inguinal hernia. Urgent exploration was carried out via right inguinal incision, the hernial sac was opened, and the contents of the sac was small bowel with Meckel's diverticulum, diverticulectomy, hernioplasty, and unabsorbable mesh were implanted. The patient did well, free of symptoms for three months. It is generally agreed that surgical resection of Meckel's diverticulum is the treatment of choice when encountered during emergency repair of Littre's hernia.

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Littre's hernia, Meckel's diverticulum, intestinal obstruction, recurrent inguinal hernia, vitelline duct.

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Abdulmuttaleb T. Abdulrahman, Abdulhakim Al-Tamimi, Unusual Rare Littré's hernia in Recurrent Inguinal Hernia a Case Report , SCIREA Journal of Health. Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2024 | PP. 48-58. 10.54647/pmh330359

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