 Meckel Diverticulum
"Meckel Diverticulum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D008467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.684.249.612 A03.556.249.124.612 C06.198.859 C16.131.314.556 C23.300.415.750
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meckel Diverticulum" by people in Profiles.
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Friesen CS, Attard TM, Cole M, Berry JG, Hall M. Meckel's diverticulum in adults: seldom suspected and frequently found. J Investig Med. 2021 03; 69(3):789-791.
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Glenn IC, El-Shafy IA, Bruns NE, Muenks EP, Duran YK, Hill JA, Peter SDS, Prince JM, Lipskar AM, Ponsky TA. Simple diverticulectomy is adequate for management of bleeding Meckel diverticulum. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Apr; 34(4):451-455.
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Alemayehu H, Hall M, Desai AA, St Peter SD, Snyder CL. Demographic disparities of children presenting with symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum in children's hospitals. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 Jun; 30(6):649-53.
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Aguayo P, Fraser JD, St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ. Perforated Meckel's diverticulum in a micropremature infant and review of the literature. Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Jun; 25(6):539-41.
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Snyder CL. Current management of umbilical abnormalities and related anomalies. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb; 16(1):41-9.
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