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. 1974 Nov;50(589):694–701. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.50.589.694

Incidence of Meckel's diverticulum in 100 cadavers

M S Rojhan, R Hejazi
PMCID: PMC2496038  PMID: 4467871

Abstract

The literature concerning the embryology, histology, clinical significance and preoperative diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum has been reviewed.

Meckel's diverticulum was found in about 6% of subjects from the Tehran region, suggesting that it occurs more frequently in Iran than previously supposed.

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