Littre hernia
Littre hernias are hernias (alternative plural: herniae) containing a Meckel diverticulum, and are also known as persistent omphalomesenteric duct hernias. They are most frequently encountered in the inguinal region.
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Radiographic features
CT
- blind-ending tubular structure arising from antimesenteric border of small bowel and extending into inguinal sac
- normal appendix would be seen
History and etymology
Alexis Littre, a French surgeon in the year 1700 was the first to report three cases of incarcerated femoral hernia containing a small bowel diverticulum.
See also
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hernias
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anterior abdominal wall herniation
- epigastric hernia
- incisional hernia
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- parastomal hernia
- paraumbilical hernia
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lumbar hernias
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inguinal hernia
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inguinal hernia
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internal herniation: an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction
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- pericaecal hernia
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sigmoid mesocolon hernias
- intersigmoid hernia
- transmesosigmoid hernia
- intramesosigmoid hernia
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small bowel mesentery internal hernia
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- transomental hernia
- supravesical hernia
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- Littre hernia: hernia containing a Meckel diverticulum
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anterior abdominal wall herniation
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