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| Micro = small bowel mucosa, +/-gastric mucosa (foveolar epithelium, oxyntic mucosa), +/-pancreatic epithelium | |||
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| Site = [[small intestine]] | |||
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| Symptoms = abdominal pain | |||
| Prevalence = uncommon ~2% of population | |||
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| Prognosis = benign | |||
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| ClinDDx = [[acute appendicits]], other causes of abdominal pain | |||
| Tx = surgical removal | |||
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'''Meckel diverticulum''' (also '''Meckel's diverticulum'''), is congenital structure of the distal [[small bowel]] that occasionally gets inflamed and may present with [[acute appendicitis]]-like symptoms. | '''Meckel diverticulum''' (also '''Meckel's diverticulum'''), is congenital structure of the distal [[small bowel]] that occasionally gets inflamed and may present with [[acute appendicitis]]-like symptoms. | ||