Meckel’s diverticulum is a common congenital condition characterized by the presence of a small pouch in the intestinal wall, at the junction where the small and large intestines meet. The pouch is ...

From the Department of Surgery and Pathology of the Children's and Infants' Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts. HENRY W. HUDSON, Jr., M.D. Hudson — Assistant Surgeon, Children's Hospital. Koplik — ...

MECKEL'S diverticulum is the most frequent congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, being found in 0.8 per cent of 44,163 collected autopsies. Though the surgical aspects of the disease have ...

Meckel’s diverticulum is a common condition in which there is a small pouch attached to the intestinal wall, usually at the junction where small and large intestines meet. The pouch is located near ...