A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008467
altLabel
Meckel's Diverticulum
Diverticulum, Meckel
AN
Meckel's diverticulitis: coord IM with DIVERTICULITIS (IM)
AQL
BL CF CI CL CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0025037
DC
1
definition
A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.