Anatomy

Meckel Diverticulum

A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.

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A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.

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2 entry terms
  • Diverticulum, Meckel
  • Meckel's Diverticulum

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

Meckel's diverticulitis: coord IM with DIVERTICULITIS (IM)

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History Note

2004 (1966)

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WI 412

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meckel Diverticulum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008467. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008467
  2. Meckel Diverticulum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meckel%27s_diverticulum
  3. Meckel Diverticulum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388628