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{{ Infobox diagnosis | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
| Image = | | Image = Meckel%27s_Diverticulum_AFIP.jpg | ||
| Width = | | Width = | ||
| Caption = | | Caption = Gross image of a Meckel diverticulum. (AFIP/WC) | ||
| Synonyms = | | Synonyms = | ||
| Micro = small bowel mucosa, +/-gastric mucosa (foveolar epithelium, oxyntic mucosa), +/-pancreatic epithelium | | Micro = small bowel mucosa, +/-gastric mucosa (foveolar epithelium, oxyntic mucosa), +/-pancreatic epithelium | ||
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| Molecular = | | Molecular = | ||
| IF = | | IF = | ||
| Gross = | | Gross = small bowel outpouching on antemesenteric aspect ~5 cm long, ~60 cm from the [[ileocecal valve]] | ||
| Grossing = | | Grossing = | ||
| Staging = | | Staging = | ||
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| Prognosis = benign | | Prognosis = benign | ||
| Other = | | Other = | ||
| ClinDDx = [[acute | | ClinDDx = [[acute appendicitis]], other causes of abdominal pain | ||
| Tx = surgical removal | | Tx = surgical removal | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
*[http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/24/2/565 | *[http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/24/2/565.long Pancreatic glands and gastric mucosa in a MD (radiographics.rsna.org)]. | ||
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<pre> | |||
Small bowel with Meckel's diverticulum, Excision: | |||
- Benign small bowel diverticulum with focal active inflammation and reactive | |||
lymphoid hyperplasia at tip, compatible with clinical impression of | |||
inflamed Meckel's diverticulum. | |||
- Unremarkable small bowel wall at resection margin. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||