 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 C06.198.859 C16.131.314.556 C23.300.415.750
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 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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Vali R, Daneman A, McQuattie S, Shammas A. The value of repeat scintigraphy in patients with a high clinical suspicion for Meckel diverticulum after a negative or equivocal first Meckel scan. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Sep; 45(10):1506-14.
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Patel RV, Khoo AK, De Coppi P, Pierro A. Ileal atresia secondary to antenatal strangulation of Littre's hernia in an exomphalos minor. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jul 08; 2013.
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Sinha CK, Pallewatte A, Easty M, De Coppi P, Pierro A, Misra D, Biassoni L. Meckel's scan in children: a review of 183 cases referred to two paediatric surgery specialist centres over 18 years. Pediatr Surg Int. 2013 May; 29(5):511-7.
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Zani A, Eaton S, Rees CM, Pierro A. Incidentally detected Meckel diverticulum: to resect or not to resect? Ann Surg. 2008 Feb; 247(2):276-81.
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Diamond IR, Hayes-Jordan A, Phillips MJ, Langer JC. Crohn's disease in a Meckel's diverticulum: report of a case. Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 Mar; 24(3):361-3.
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Navarro O, Dugougeat F, Kornecki A, Shuckett B, Alton DJ, Daneman A. The impact of imaging in the management of intussusception owing to pathologic lead points in children. A review of 43 cases. Pediatr Radiol. 2000 Sep; 30(9):594-603.
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Daneman A, Lobo E, Alton DJ, Shuckett B. The value of sonography, CT and air enema for detection of complicated Meckel diverticulum in children with nonspecific clinical presentation. Pediatr Radiol. 1998 Dec; 28(12):928-32.
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Kim G, Daneman A, Alton DJ, Myers M, Sandler A, Superina R. The appearance of inverted Meckel diverticulum with intussusception on air enema. Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Aug; 27(8):647-50.
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Daneman A, Myers M, Shuckett B, Alton DJ. Sonographic appearances of inverted Meckel diverticulum with intussusception. Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Apr; 27(4):295-8.
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Miller SF, Landes AB, Dautenhahn LW, Pereira JK, Connolly BL, Babyn PS, Alton DJ, Daneman A. Intussusception: ability of fluoroscopic images obtained during air enemas to depict lead points and other abnormalities. Radiology. 1995 Nov; 197(2):493-6.
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