Talk:Meckel's diverticulum

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The article Meckel's Diverticulum should be merged with the article . --Eleassar777 14:46, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The merge is completed, and the old page redirected. CKlunck 05:06, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)

problem in article with location/measurement

Under "Presentation" the article states: 'Meckel's diverticulum is located in the distal ileum, usually within about 60-100 cm of the ileocecal valve.' I suspect centimetres is not the correct unit of measurement here, unless we are discussing a lifeform the size of a small country. Not being a medical person, I don't know what is correct. Milimetres? Billy Tallent (talk) 18:40, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Centimeters is correct. The reference is to length, a small bowel being roughly 6-7 meters long, a meckel's presents about 60cm away from the valve. Fuzbaby (talk) 20:42, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Further resources

Further reference can be drawn from the following resources:

Negrea, V (2012). "Nervous structure of Meckel's diverticulum in children". Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie. 53 (3): 573–6. PMID 22990549. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Sinha, CK (2013 May). "Meckel's scan in children: a review of 183 cases referred to two paediatric surgery specialist centres over 18 years". Pediatric surgery international. 29 (5): 511–7. doi:10.1007/s00383-013-3270-3. PMID 23417523Epub 2013 Feb 16. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 111 (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Labus, P (2012 Jun). "[Meckel´s diverticulum in adults - our five-year experience]". Rozhledy v chirurgii : mesicnik Ceskoslovenske chirurgicke spolecnosti. 91 (6): 301–4. PMID 23078221. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 10 (help)

Contents may be updated suitably by some interested editor.Diptanshu ^Talk 11:10, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Male/female?

In Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics it is stated that Meckel's is more common in females. Here - the opposite. Any thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.144.59.207 (talk • contribs) 10:33, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]