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Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature.

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Schizas, D; Katsaros, I; Tsapralis, D; Moris, D; Michalinos, A; Tsilimigras, DI; Frountzas, M; Machairas, N; Troupis, T
Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
February 2019

A hernia containing Meckel's diverticulum is called a Littre's Hernia. It's a rare entity and its diagnosis is often incidental during routine hernia repair surgery. The objective of this study is the evaluation of the current evidence on Littre's hernias regarding their clinical presentation and optimal treatment approach.PubMed and Cochrane bibliographical databases were searched from the beginning of time (last search: August 1st, 2018) for studies reporting on Littre's hernias in adult population.Forty-five studies met our inclusion criteria and reported collectively on 53 patients (21 males and 32 females) presenting at health care units with a Littre's hernia. The most common sites of occurrence were femoral (39.6%) and inguinal (34%). The vast majority of cases (77.4%) concerned incarcerated hernias. All patients underwent surgical hernia repair accompanied by a diverticulectomy and 16.9% of them received mesh. Only 7.5% of patients experienced immediate postoperative complications.A Littre hernia is a rare complication of Meckel's diverticulum. It requires surgical attention and all medical professionals should be encouraged to report such cases to expand our experience and optimize the therapeutic approach.

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Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

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EISSN

1248-9204

ISSN

1265-4906

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

125 / 130

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Meckel Diverticulum
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Abdominal
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Schizas, D., Katsaros, I., Tsapralis, D., Moris, D., Michalinos, A., Tsilimigras, D. I., … Troupis, T. (2019). Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature. Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery, 23(1), 125–130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1867-0
Schizas, D., I. Katsaros, D. Tsapralis, D. Moris, A. Michalinos, D. I. Tsilimigras, M. Frountzas, N. Machairas, and T. Troupis. “Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature.Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery 23, no. 1 (February 2019): 125–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1867-0.
Schizas D, Katsaros I, Tsapralis D, Moris D, Michalinos A, Tsilimigras DI, et al. Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2019 Feb;23(1):125–30.
Schizas, D., et al. “Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature.Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2019, pp. 125–30. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10029-018-1867-0.
Schizas D, Katsaros I, Tsapralis D, Moris D, Michalinos A, Tsilimigras DI, Frountzas M, Machairas N, Troupis T. Littre's hernia: a systematic review of the literature. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2019 Feb;23(1):125–130.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

DOI

EISSN

1248-9204

ISSN

1265-4906

Publication Date

February 2019

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

125 / 130

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Meckel Diverticulum
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Abdominal
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences