Post partum perforation of Meckel's Diverticulum

Meckels diverticulum is the most commonly encountered congenital anomaly of thegastrointestinal tract. The presentation of a symptomatic diverticulum to the surgeon is a rare entity.More than half of all symptomatic diverticula present in the pediatric age group. In keeping withMayos aphorism though often tendered as a diagnosis for the acute abdomen in adults, it is seldomfound to be causal. While there are reports of complications of the diverticulum in pregnancy, there isno record of such events in the postpartum period. We report a case of perforated Meckelsdiverticulum in a young postpartum woman with a brief review of current literature.