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Digestive System Diseases > Digestive System Abnormalities > Meckel Diverticulum
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Digestive System Abnormalities > Meckel Diverticulum
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Diverticulum > Meckel Diverticulum
... > Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Gastroenteritis > Diverticular Diseases > Diverticulum > Meckel Diverticulum
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Intestines > Intestine, Small > Ileum > Meckel Diverticulum
Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Lower Gastrointestinal Tract > Ileum > Meckel Diverticulum

Preferred term

Meckel Diverticulum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Diverticulum, Meckel
  • Meckel's Diverticulum

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2004 (1966)

In other languages

  • Meckelin divertikkeli

    Finnish

  • corda omphalomesenterica
  • cysta omphalomesenterica
  • diverticulum ilei
  • diverticulum Meckel
  • diverticulum Meckeli
  • ductus omphalomesentericus persistens
  • Meckel
  • Meckelin umpipussi
  • pysyvä omfalomesenteerinen tiehyt
  • pysyvä ruskuaistiehyt
  • pysyväksi jäänyt ruskuaistiehyt
  • ruskuaistiehytjänne
  • ruskuaistiehytkysta
  • sykkyräsuolen umpipussi
  • Meckels divertikel

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008467

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