"Meckel Diverticulum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D008467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.124.684.249.612 A03.556.249.124.612 C01.539.463.199.750.750 C06.198.859 C06.405.205.282.750.750 C16.131.314.556 C23.300.415.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meckel Diverticulum" by people in Profiles.
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THE ROLE OF CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY IN URGENT EVALUATION OF OBSCURE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING: A CASE SERIES OF MECKEL DIVERTICULUM . Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2018 Dec 06; 31(4):e1409.
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Capsule endoscopic appearance of a Meckel's diverticulum in an adult. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2018 03; 64(1):95-96.
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Pelvic tumor fed by the superior mesenteric artery. What is your diagnosis? GIST complicating Meckel's diverticulum. J Visc Surg. 2018 02; 155(1):83-85.
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Covered perforation of Meckel's diverticulum ulcer to transverse colon: highlighting the urgent intervention and the avoidance of a dramatic evolution (case report and literature review). Folia Med Cracov. 2018; 58(3):83-87.
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Multifaceted behavior of Meckel's diverticulum in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr; 53(4):676-681.
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Luminal duplication wireless capsule endoscopy detection of Meckel's diverticulum. Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 2017 Oct-Dec; 80(4):555-556.