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case_images: Preoperative Computed Tomography scanner showing a 3 x 3 cm abscess in right iliac fossa (arrow) as well as extensive inflammation of the terminal ileum (*).
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case_images: She had been diagnosed with Crohn's disease 2 months before, and a computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated active inflammation of the terminal ileum, as well as a 3 x 3 cm abscess in the right iliac fossa (Figure 1).
case_images: Laparoscopic approach demonstrating an inflammatory mass corresponding to the Meckel's diverticulum (arrow) adherent to the abdominal wall (*).
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case_images: The origin of the abscess proved to be a perforated Meckel's diverticulum (Figure 2).
case_images: Histology of resected Meckel's diverticulum: (A) active chronic transmural inflammation with micro-abscesses and granulomas (x40); (B) enlarged view (x400) of a giant cell granuloma.
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case_images: Pathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of an active transmural inflammation with granulomas and perforation of the diverticulum at its extremity (Figure 3).