 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 C01.539.463.199.750.750 C06.198.859 C06.405.205.282.750.750 C16.131.314.556 C23.300.415.750
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 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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Mouawad NJ, Hammond S, Kaoutzanis C. Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by an intact fish bone. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Feb 20; 2013.
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Sandoval JA, Dishop MK, Kramer RM, Bealer JF. An unusual colonic duplication associated with a foreign body and anemia: a tale of 2 colons. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Mar; 46(3):562-5.
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Mazo AE, Chu CK, Chandler KL, Pollock J, Kooby DA. Ileal carcinoid in association with a Meckel's diverticulum. Am Surg. 2010 Aug; 76(8):E128-30.
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Sirotnak AP, Ryan J. Index of suspicion. Case 2. Meckel diverticulum presenting with cough and abdominal pain. Pediatr Rev. 1994 Jul; 15(7):289, 290-1.
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