Meckel Diverticulum

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Introduction

The earliest report of the diverticulum was in 1598 by Hildanus but Johann Friedrich Meckel the Younger described the anatomy, embryologic origin and clinical characteristics in 1809 [1][1][2].

Citation

Snyder, Charles L, and Sam Soffer. "Meckel Diverticulum." Pediatric Surgery NaT, 2018. APSA Webapp, www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/view/Pediatric-Surgery-NaT/829064/all/Meckel_Diverticulum.

Snyder CL, Soffer S. Meckel Diverticulum. Pediatric Surgery NaT. 2018. https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/view/Pediatric-Surgery-NaT/829064/all/Meckel_Diverticulum. Accessed December 15, 2018.

Snyder, C. L., & Soffer, S. (2018). Meckel Diverticulum. In Pediatric Surgery NaT. Available from https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/view/Pediatric-Surgery-NaT/829064/all/Meckel_Diverticulum

Snyder CL, Soffer S. Meckel Diverticulum [Internet]. In: Pediatric Surgery NaT. ; 2018. [cited 2018 December 15]. Available from: https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/view/Pediatric-Surgery-NaT/829064/all/Meckel_Diverticulum

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