Resumo

MASSOTTO -CHAVES, Horacio  e  ZUNIGA -LOPEZ, Laura. Vólvulo intestinal secundario a divertículo de Meckel. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2003, vol.45, n.4, pp.175-177. ISSN 0001-6002.

Meckel´s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. In most cases it is found incidentaly during a laparotomy or in autopsies. When it is simptomatic (in about 4% of cases) it could be sencondary to ulceration, bleeding or perforation due to ectopic gastric mucosa; to inflamation or to intestinal obstruction, as in the case presented here.

Palavras-chave : Abdomen agudo; vólvulo intestinal; divertículo de Meckel.