Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital condition characterized by the presence of a small sac attached to the intestinal wall, at the junction where the small and large intestines meet. The pouch is ...

Meckel’s diverticulum is a common condition in which there is a small pouch attached to the intestinal wall, usually at the junction where small and large intestines meet. The pouch is located near ...

From the Department of Surgery and Pathology of the Children's and Infants' Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. HENRY W. HUDSON, Jr., M.D. Hudson — Assistant Surgeon, Children's Hospital. Koplik — ...

SINCE the description of Meckel's diverticulum by Johann Frederic Meckel in 1809, much has been written about this entity. It is therefore unnecessary to discuss all the pathologic conditions that may ...

Christina Haack and ex-husband Tarek El Moussa spent Mother’s Day in the hospital when their 6-year-old son Brayden had emergency surgery to remove his appendix and also Meckel’s diverticulum. Both ...

An asymptomatic Meckel diverticulum is often found incidentally during a workup for other conditions. Surgical correction in such cases is controversial but usually recommended in younger patients to ...

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