Meckel’s diverticulum is a common condition in which there is a small pouch attached to the intestinal wall, usually at the junction where small and large intestines meet. The pouch is located near ...

Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital condition characterized by the presence of a small pouch in the intestinal wall, at the junction where the small and large intestines meet. The pouch is ...

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with ...

From the Department of Surgery and Pathology of the Children's and Infants' Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. HENRY W. HUDSON, Jr., M.D. Hudson — Assistant Surgeon, Children's Hospital. Koplik — ...

SINCE the description of Meckel's diverticulum by Johann Frederic Meckel in 1809, much has been written about this entity. It is therefore unnecessary to discuss all the pathologic conditions that may ...

A 20-month-old boy presents with a four-day history of vomiting, abdominal distension and constipation. He is pale and tachycardic with a capillary refill of three seconds. He is revived with two ...

Christina Haack and ex-husband Tarek El Moussa spent Mother’s Day in the hospital when their 6-year-old son Brayden had emergency surgery to remove his appendix and also Meckel’s diverticulum. Both ...

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A mum believed her son's life-threatening condition was just constipation before he was rushed into hospital. For years, Samantha Turner, 33, thought her eldest son Ronnie, now four, was suffering ...