Follow Healthline   |   Healthline on TwitterTwitter   |   Healthline on FacebookFacebook
Symptom Search   |   Treatment Search   |   Doctor Search   |   Drug Search

Meckel's Diverticulum : Causes

Healthline Premium Tools

Advertisement
Marketplace

Causes Overview Articles

Meckel's diverticulum
A Meckel's diverticulum is tissue left over from structures in the unborn baby's digestive tract that were not fully reabsorbed before birth. Approximately 2% of the population has a Meckel's diverticulum, but only a few people develop symptoms.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 13, 2008
Meckel's Diverticulum
Meckel's diverticulum is not hereditary. It is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, an embryonic structure that becomes the intestine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Meckel's diverticulum
Meckel's diverticulum is not hereditary. It is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, an embryonic structure that becomes the intestine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Meckel's Diverticulum
Meckel's diverticulum is not hereditary. It is a vestigial remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, an embryonic structure that becomes the intestine.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Advertisement
Back to Top