Abstract
Meckel's diverticulum is found in 2% of the population, which makes it the commonest congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. It is diagnosed as an incidental finding during surgery for other reasons. It is found 100 cm from the ileocecal junction, at the antimesenteric border. Other presentations can be abdominal pain, infection, bleeding from ectopic mucosa, recurrent intestinal obstruction, etc. It is formed during the embryonic period due to incomplete obliteration of the omphalomesenteric duct. Treatment of this complication is the removal of Meckel's diverticulum.[1] [2]
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