INTERNAL HERNIA ASSOCIATED WITH MECKEL’S DIVERTICULUM IN GERIATRIC PATIENT

This report describes an unusual geriatric case of acute small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to Meckel diverticulum (MD).We present a 65 year old male with 90 cm portion of necrotic ileum.Another bowel segment portion with a strong giant MD adherence to the mesentery created a bridge.The mentioned bowel loops went through it, giving rise to an internal hernia.We want to highlight that internal hernias are not easy to diagnose clinically and abdominal CT images are strongly recommended when suspecting any case of internal hernia in geriatric population.