Meckel Diverticulum D008467

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Anatomy [A] » Digestive System [A03] » Gastrointestinal Tract » Intestines » Intestine, Small » Ileum » Meckel Diverticulum

Anatomy [A] » Digestive System [A03] » Gastrointestinal Tract » Lower Gastrointestinal Tract » Ileum » Meckel Diverticulum

Diseases [C] » Digestive System Diseases [C06] » Digestive System Abnormalities » Meckel Diverticulum

Description

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.   MeSH

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