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Einstein, 2023 Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common gastrointestinal tract anomaly. It arises from the incomplete closure of the omphalomesenteric conduit, which is a true diverticulum at the antimesenteric border of the ileum. Although the majority of patients are
Dora Sandoval Schaedlich +3 more
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Revisiting the forgotten remnant: Imaging spectrum of Meckel’s diverticulum
South African Journal of Radiology, 2022 Meckel’s diverticulum is a true diverticulum of the alimentary tract occurring resulting from the persistence of remnants of the vitello-intestinal duct. They are often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed during surgery.
Manish Kumar +3 more
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Inverted Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosed using capsule endoscopy: A case report
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 BACKGROUND Meckel’s diverticulum is a common asymptomatic congenital gastrointestinal anomaly. However, its presentation as an inverted Meckel's diverticulum is a rare complication, of which few cases have been reported in the literature.
I. El Hajra Martínez +6 more
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Emergency Presentations of Meckel's Diverticulum in Adults
Surgery Research and Practice, 2022 Introduction Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract in humans that is commonly encountered during surgical practice as the cause of the patient's presentation or as an incidental finding during other ...
A. Mohammed, Mohammed Rasheed Mohammed
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Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2022 Perforation of Meckel Diverticulum (MD) is a rare cause of pneumoperitoneum in neonates. We hereby report six cases of perforation of MD in neonates, with addition of 53 cases from systematic review of the literature.
Naeem Liaqat +5 more
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CT findings of Meckel's diverticulum perforation in a geriatric patient
Radiology Case Reports, 2020 Meckel's diverticulum is a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, found only in approximately 2% of the population. Although Meckel's diverticulum is often diagnosed in nonsymptomatic patients as incidental radiologic findings, complications of Meckel's ...
Grace Yi, DO +2 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021 Background The study was to analyze the clinical manifestation variety and management choices of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum in children. Methods From July 2008 to October 2018, 28 cases of Meckel's diverticulum with a variety of complications were
Tingliang Fu +5 more
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Torsion and Inflammation of Meckel's Diverticulum: Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain [PDF]
, 2017 Meckel's diverticulum is a remnant of the embryologic vitelline duct. It was named after its anatomical and embryological description, in the early 19th century, by Johann Meckel.
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Complicated Meckel's diverticulum concealed by massive mucinous ovarian carcinoma - A case report of the cautionary tale of surgical tunnel vision. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepAlwis SM, Atanasov G, Perini MV.
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