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D89-3 -Meckel`s diverticulum


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Description Meckel`s diverticulum
Author Department of Pathology
Copyright Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine

Specimen:
A segment of ileum

Gross Pathology:
1. A blind-ended pouch, 10 cm in length is seen arising from the anti-mesenteric border of the ileum.
2. The wall of the pouch is continuous with the intestinal wall.

Diagnosis
Meckel’s diverticulum.

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