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Meckel diverticulum


  • rule of 2's
    • 2 cm wide
    • 2 feet from I-C valve
    • males 2:1
    • 2% of population

  • antimesenteric (unlike duplication cyst)
  • +/- ectopic gastric/pancreatic tissue

see: Meckel scan


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  3 April 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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