Meckel's Diverticulum

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ALTHOUGH Meckel1 is usually credited with the first descriptions of the diverticulum in 1812, Hildanus2 first mentioned the lesion in 1598; Lavater3 described it again forty years before Meckel, and Ruysch4 presented a complete description in 1701. Deneke5 reported the first clinical case of ulcer in the diverticulum. Deetz6 originally demonstrated gastric tissue in the mucosa. Heterotopic pancreatic tissue was first noted by Zenker.7 Womack8 credits Tillmans with the first demonstration of hydrochloric acid secretion by the gastric glands in the diverticulum. Incidence The incidence of Meckel's diverticulum is generally accepted to be in the neighborhood of 2 per cent . . .

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