Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical  2003;7(2):85-91

Anatomic and surgical characteristics of Meckel diverticulum

Duong Van Hai

Keywords

Meckel diverticulum

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

retrospective study include 22 patients with Meckel diverticulum were found incidentally or because of its complications, between 1992-2002 in Binh Dan hospital, HCM city. Use the Fisher exact test with two tails to determine the correlation between the histological property and its clinical presentations. The results showed that the features of Meckel diverticulum were noted, no difference in sex. The histological type of the mucosa (gastric) had significant positive correlation with the clinical presentation. Resection of the unexpected Meckel diverticulum could be performed safely with a low complication rate