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disease > congenital disease > malformation > Meckel diverticulum
disease > digestive diseases > intestinal disease > Meckel diverticulum

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Meckel diverticulum  

Definition

  • A Meckel's diverticulum, a true congenital diverticulum, is a slight bulge in the small intestine present at birth and a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct (also called the vitelline duct or yolk stalk). (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-L89BPXS7-X

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