Pediatric meckel diverticulum clinical presentation. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report. For a general discussion of the uninflamed diverticulum, please refer to the. Phillips, md, clinical professor of medicine, the george washington university school of medicine, washington, dc. Cintilografia, ultrassonografia modo b e com doppler, e tomografia computadorizada podem ser uti. It is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and occurs in 1 to 3 % of the population 2. Sonographic findings of meckels diverticulitis in children. It can be as long as 5 cm with diameters up to 2 cm. Despite this, it is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and is often not correctly diagnosed preoperatively this article focuses on meckel diverticulitis. Ultima revision 10232018 version en ingles revisada por. The intestinal mucosa lining the walls of the ileum also line the walls of the meckels, but frequently the meckels contains ectopic tissue.
Most 75% meckel diverticula are found within 60 cm range 40100 cm of the ileocecal valve 2. Meckel diverticulum also referred to as meckels diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the small intestine. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The meckels diverticulum is a true diverticulum of the small intestine 1. Meckels diverticulum was first described in a paper published in 1809 by the german anatomist, johann friedrich meckel, the younger 17811833, who described it as a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, 3 although such an abnormality had been mentioned quite early by fabricius hildamus in 1598 and in 1671 by lavater who did not recognize its embryological. Imaging manifestations of meckels diverticulum ajr 2007. E causado pela obliteracao incompleta do ducto vitelino e consiste em uma separacao congenita da borda antimesenterica do ileo. Although originally described by fabricius hildanus in 1598, it is named after johann friedrich meckel, who established.
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