[Management of Meckel's diverticulum of fortuitous discovery].
A Meckel's diverticulum was discovered in 89 patients during routine exploration at the time of an appendicectomy. Subsequent treatment and complications of surgical correction of a Meckel's diverticulum are discussed. A different attitude appears necessary depending on whether the patient is a child or an adult : apart from some particular circumstances, a healthy diverticulum should be removed in children and left untouched in adults.
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors
Conduite à tenir devant un diverticule de Meckel de découverte fortuite.