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Meckel Diverticulum

Known as: Persistent omphalomesenteric duct, diverticulum meckel, Diverticulum ilei 
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… 
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Duodenal Diverticulum was first reported by Chomell in 1710 and was regarded an anatomic curiosity until 1913 when first… 
1998
1998
Meckel diverticulum, the commonest congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, may be difficult to diagnose… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
BACKGROUND/AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, clinical characteristics, findings and possible varieties… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Development of Surgery from Early Times. Pioneers in the Emergence of Thoracic Surgery as a Specialty. Examination and… 
Highly Cited
1990
1978
1978
Administration of cimetidine prior to pertechnetate imaging in two patients with Meckel's diverticulum resulted in demonstrating… 
1972
1972
HEMORRHAGE from Meckel's diverticulum almost invariably arises from peptic ulceration of small-bowel mucosa adjacent to… 
1949
1949
TERATOLOGY, the science of congenital malformations, was until recently a neglected branch of medicine, Few pathologists studied…