Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
Preferred Name

ileal diverticulum
Synonyms

Meckel diverticulum

Definitions

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. [MeSH]

ID

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID4818

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. [MeSH]

label

RID4818

Preferred_name

ileal diverticulum

prefixIRI

RID1:RID4818

prefLabel

ileal diverticulum

Radlex_version_of_class_change

3.12 source

Source

Playbook

Synonym

Meckel diverticulum

UMLS_ID

C0025037

subClassOf

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID13215

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