A meckel s diverticulum, a true congenital diverticulum, is a slight bulge in the small intestine present at birth and a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct also called the vitelline duct or yolk stalk. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report. It was described in detail by the german anatomist johann meckel in 1809 1, 2. Del total, 07 articulos fueron analizados y construidas las categorias. Meckels diverticulum is the most common abnormality. The diverticulum had perforated into the urinary bladder and required a 3phase operation with resection. The case of a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon in a 74 yearold woman is reported. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the small bowel, with an estimated prevalence of 2% 1.
In meckel s diverticulum, the proximal part of vitelline duct fails to regress and involute, which remains as a remnant of variable length and location. Intussusception secondary to meckel s diverticulum in a 3monthold girl. Predicting individual brainage in children and adolescents using 2 structural mri q katja franke a. It is considered the most common structural congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Surgical pathology associated with meckels diverticulum in a tertiary hospital. Meckel s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Desde su descripcion inicial por fabricio hildamus en. It is the most common malformation of the gastrointestinal tract and is present in approximately 2% of the population, with males more frequently experiencing symptoms.
Physiology and clinical pharmacology of epidural and intrathecal opioids. In this report, we aimed to represent a case of intestinal perforation, caused by double meckel s. In this lecture a randomized algorithm more efficient than any deterministic algorithm generating random numbers some probability concepts will be used but a. Meckel diverticulitis is the inflammation of meckel diverticulum, which is the most common congenital structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract 3. Meckel diverticulum is a congenital intestinal diverticulum due to fibrous degeneration of the umbilical end of the omphalomesenteric vitelline duct that occurs around the distal ileum. Despite this, it is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and is often not correctly diagnosed preoperatively.
As an ileal appendix, it is usually clinically silent and only discovered at the time of. Meckel s diverticulum is a persistent embryonic remnant occurring in 2% of the general population. Summary the history of intrathecal and epidural anaesthesia is in. Presence of duplicated meckel s diverticulum is a rare finding with only nine reports in the international literature to date. Unco rrecte d proo f 1 estimating the age of healthy subjects from t 1weighted mri scans using kernel 2 methods. Influence of the environmental characteristics of mangrove. A meckel diverticulum is a true diverticulum, involving all layers of the bowel wall and lined by small intestinal mucosa 2.
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