Meckel's Diverticulum in Adults: Surgical Concerns

Meckel's Diverticulum in Adults: Surgical Concerns

Since Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is rarely diagnosed in adults, there is no consensus on what type of procedure to be performed for symptomatic MD and whether to resect or not an accidentally discovered MD. Treatment of symptomatic MD is definitive surgery, including diverticulectomy, wedge, an...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Blouhos, Konstantinos A. Boulas, Konstantinos Tsalis, Nikolaos Barettas, Aikaterini Paraskeva, Ioannis Kariotis, Christodoulos Keskinis, Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
Meckel's diverticulum
adults
complications
diverticulectomy
wedge resection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2018.00055/full

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