Journals / Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 48 Sayı: 3

Incarcerated Littre’s Inguinal Hernia Containing a Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum Managed with Lichtenstein Mesh Hernioplasty

Çağrı Akalın(Ordu University Medicine Faculty)0000-0003-3370-9879
Büşra Erşan Erdem(ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL PATHOLOGY)0000-0003-1464-6673
Mümin Demir(ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0003-4669-6261
Gökhan Zaim(ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, CERRAHİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0009-0009-0676-8540
Seray Aydın(Ordu University Training and Research Hospital)0009-0004-5820-4927
Hüseyin Berati Şehidhamza(Ordu University Training and Research Hospital)0009-0008-9872-2242
Pages
555–558
Publication Date
2026-05-12
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This approach provides a durable repair for elderly patients without increasing infective morbidity.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Littre’s hernia, defined as the presence of a Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) within a hernia sac, is an exceedingly rare surgical finding.
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Key Findings & Data:The management of "giant" MD within an incarcerated hernia remains controversial, particularly regarding the safety of prosthetic mesh in clean-contaminated fields.
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Conclusion & Impact:This approach provides a durable repair for elderly patients without increasing infective morbidity.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Littre fıtığı · Dev Meckel divertikülü · Lichtenstein herniyoplasti

Abstract

Littre’s hernia, defined as the presence of a Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) within a hernia sac, is an exceedingly rare surgical finding. The management of "giant" MD within an incarcerated hernia remains controversial, particularly regarding the safety of prosthetic mesh in clean-contaminated fields. An 87-year-old male presented with an incarcerated right inguinal hernia. Intraoperative exploration revealed an 11-cm giant MD within the hernia sac. A diverticulectomy was performed using a linear stapler, followed by a Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty with polypropylene mesh. Despite the clean-contaminated nature of the field, the postoperative course was uneventful. Giant Littre’s hernias can be safely managed with stapler diverticulectomy and immediate mesh repair in the absence of gross contamination. This approach provides a durable repair for elderly patients without increasing infective morbidity.

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Littre fıtığı, bir fıtık kesesi içinde Meckel divertikülünün (MD) bulunması olarak tanımlanan ve nadir görülen cerrahi bir durumdur. Boğulmuş bir fıtık içindeki "dev" MD'nin yönetimi, özellikle temiz-kontamine alanlarda sentetik yama kullanımının güvenliği açısından tartışmalıdır. 87 yaşında bir erkek hasta, boğulmuş sağ kasık fıtığı ile başvurdu. İntraoperatif incelemede fıtık kesesi içinde 11 cm'lik dev bir MD saptandı. Lineer stapler kullanılarak divertikülektomi yapıldı ve ardından polipropilen yama ile Lichtenstein gerilimsiz herniyoplasti uygulandı. Sahanın temiz-kontamine yapısına rağmen postoperatif süreç sorunsuz geçti. Dev Littre fıtıkları, belirgin kontaminasyonun olmadığı durumlarda stapler divertikülektomi ve eş zamanlı yama onarımı ile güvenle yönetilebilir. Bu yaklaşım, yaşlı hastalarda enfektif morbiditeyi artırmadan kalıcı bir onarım sağlar.

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Akalın, Ç., Erdem, B. E., Demir, M., Zaim, G., Aydın, S., Şehidhamza, H. B. (2026). Incarcerated Littre’s Inguinal Hernia Containing a Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum Managed with Lichtenstein Mesh Hernioplasty. Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 48 Sayı: 3, 555–558. https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1859879

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