Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report
Journal of Surgical Technique and Case Report
CASE REPORT
Year : 2013  |  Volume : 5  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 56-57

Carcinoid tumor in accidental, asymptomatic Meckel's diverticulum


1 Department of Surgery, United Szent István and Szent László Hospital; Department of Tissue Preservation, Tumorgenetika, Human Biospecimen Collection and Research, Budapest, Hungary
2 Department of Tissue Preservation, Tumorgenetika, Human Biospecimen Collection and Research, Budapest, Hungary
3 Department of Surgery, United Szent István and Szent László Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
4 Department of Pathology, Szent Imre Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

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DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.118633

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Although Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital gastrointestinal disorder, it is controversial whether asymptomatic diverticula in adults should be respected. The authors report the case of a patient who was operated due to ileus caused by adhesions and a Meckel's diverticulum without any sign of inflammation was accidentally noted and removed. As a surprise, the pathological examination of the diverticulum proved carcinoid tumor, a neuroendocrine malignant tumor. The case raises the importance of the removal of asymptomatic Meckel's diverticulum.


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