Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX Case #9 - A 30 year old man presented with generalized abdominal pain DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 8.) What is the embryology of Meckel's diverticulum? The omphalomesenteric or vitelline duct, which is usually obliterated in early gestation, fails to resorb completely. The Meckel's diverticulum is a true diverticulum located on the antimesenteric border of the bowel in the distal ileum.
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