It is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and occurs in 1 to 3 % of the population 2. Sin embargo, solo pocas personas presentan sintomas. Intussusception secondary to meckel s diverticulum in a 3monthold girl. Pdf meckels diverticulum is the most frequent congenital malformation of the. Meckel s diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of gastrointestinal tract. Ac case number 6, 16year old male with abdominal pain syndrome, cat scan of abdomen and pelvis showed free intraabdominal fluid and right pelvic tubular structure that led to. It can cause complications in the form of ulceration, haemorrhage, intussusception, intestinal obstruction, perforation and, very rarely, vesicodiverticular fistulae. Digestive bleeding, meckels diverticulum, endoscopic capsule.
The meckel s 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. Meckel, diverticulo, obstruccion, intestinal, ninos. The intestinal mucosa lining the walls of the ileum also line the walls of the meckels, but frequently the meckels contains ectopic tissue.
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