ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2020
The Many Faces of Meckel's Diverticulum: Update on Management in Incidental and Symptomatic Patients.
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- Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding from Meckel's diverticulum in a young adult: a case report on surgical management.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to sigmoid diverticulosis with incidental Crohn's disease and Meckel's diverticulum: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Management of incidentally diagnosed Meckel's diverticulum in pediatric patients: a questionnaire survey and a literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in a Neonate With Bucket-Handle Anorectal Malformation: A Rare Surgical Emergency.Case reports in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Meckel's diverticulum complicated by a congenital intestinal adhesive band: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Inverted U-shaped relationship between diverticular width and gastrointestinal bleeding in symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum children: a retrospective single-center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- A single-center study of secondary intussusception in children with Meckel's diverticulum.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Diverse clinical features of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum: a multicenter study of 151 consecutive pediatric patients from the Western Balkans.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Meckel's diverticulum: differences in clinical features between children and adults.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Concomitant resection of Meckel diverticulum during laparoscopic appendectomy: Retrospective propensity-matched ACS-NSQIP study and a case report.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Various Phenotypes of Ectopic Pancreatic Tissue in Children: Case Series and Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A rare presentation of perforated Meckel diverticulitis in adulthood.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Double whammy: Acute suppurative appendicitis on top of Meckel's diverticulum.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Cystic intestinal duplication-induced secondary intussusception with associated incidental Meckel's diverticulum in an infant: a case report with literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Acute abdomen due to Meckel's diverticulitis with synchronous inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in the terminal ileum: A case report.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
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- Heterotopic pancreas in Meckel's diverticulum causing perforation in an infant: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
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- Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum and Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction in a Preterm Neonate: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Simultaneous resection of a neuroendocrine tumor in an incidental Meckel's diverticulum with transabdominal preperitoneal hernial repair: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewMeckel's diverticulum may be detected incidentally or present with symptoms from infancy and to old age. The presentation may be acute, with several complications associated with the condition. We aim to review the many faces with which a Meckel's diverticulum may present, either symptomatically or as an incidental finding. RECENT
findingsDue to its rarity, recent studies mainly include small retrospective series or case reports. Emphasis in the recent literature is on clinical presentation, the pathology of symptomatic cases, management options and risks of neoplasia. Symptoms are mainly caused by obstruction, bleeding or diverticulitis. Cross-sectional imaging is unspecific, although capsule endoscopy is reported of use in case series. Meckel's diverticulum presents with clinical features that are age-specific. Complicated Meckel's diverticulum is treated by resection. Optimal treatment of incidental cases remains debated. Meckel's diverticulum usually stays asymptomatic, and decision-making for management should be based on patient-specific factors. Use of minimal invasive techniques mandates refinement of the optimal treatment.
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