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==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
* During embryonic life, the [[vitelline duct]] or the [[Vitelline duct|omphalomesenteric duct]] is the connection between the [[midgut]] and the [[yolk sac]] responsible for providing [[nutrition]] to the [[midgut]].  
* During embryonic life, the [[vitelline duct]] or the [[Vitelline duct|omphalomesenteric duct]] is the connection between the [[midgut]] and the [[yolk sac]] responsible for providing [[nutrition]] to the [[midgut]].<ref name="urlFundamentals of Pediatric Surgery - Second Edition | Peter Mattei | Springer">{{cite web |url=http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319274416 |title=Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery - Second Edition &#124; Peter Mattei &#124; Springer |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* In the period between the fifth and the sixth weeks of gestation, the [[vitelline duct]] involutes and disappears, while the [[Intestine|bowel]] is rapidly pulled into the [[abdominal cavity]].  
* In the period between the fifth and the sixth weeks of gestation, the [[vitelline duct]] involutes and disappears, while the [[Intestine|bowel]] is rapidly pulled into the [[abdominal cavity]].<ref name="urlThe Developing Human - 9th Edition">{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-developing-human/moore/978-1-4377-2002-0 |title=The Developing Human - 9th Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* Failure of [[Duct (anatomy)|duct]] involution may lead to persistence of the [[Vitelline duct|omphalomesenteric duct]] with variable [[morphology]]:  
* Failure of [[Duct (anatomy)|duct]] involution may lead to persistence of the [[Vitelline duct|omphalomesenteric duct]] with variable [[morphology]]:<ref name="urlRobbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition - 8th Edition">{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/robbins-and-cotran-pathologic-basis-of-disease-professional-edition/kumar/978-1-4377-0792-2 |title=Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition - 8th Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16807577">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tiu A, Lee D |title=An unusual manifestation of Meckel's diverticulum: strangulated paraumbilical hernia |journal=N. Z. Med. J. |volume=119 |issue=1236 |pages=U2034 |year=2006 |pmid=16807577 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** [[Vitelline duct|Vitelline]] [[Fistula|fistulae]] draining through the [[Navel|umbilicus]]  
** [[Vitelline duct|Vitelline]] [[Fistula|fistulae]] draining through the [[Navel|umbilicus]]  
** [[Vitelline duct|Vitelline]] [[Cyst|cysts]]  
** [[Vitelline duct|Vitelline]] [[Cyst|cysts]]  
** [[Fiber|Fibrous]] bands connecting the [[Navel|umbilicus]] to the [[diverticulum]] that may twist to cause [[Bowel obstruction|intestinal obstruction]]  
** [[Fiber|Fibrous]] bands connecting the [[Navel|umbilicus]] to the [[diverticulum]] that may twist to cause [[Bowel obstruction|intestinal obstruction]]  
** Meckel’s diverticulum:
** Meckel’s diverticulum:<ref name="urlRobbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition - 8th Edition">{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/robbins-and-cotran-pathologic-basis-of-disease-professional-edition/kumar/978-1-4377-0792-2 |title=Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition - 8th Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7362966">{{cite journal |vauthors=Simms MH, Corkery JJ |title=Meckel's diverticulum: its association with congenital malformation and the significance of atypical morphology |journal=Br J Surg |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=216–9 |year=1980 |pmid=7362966 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11333103">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yahchouchy EK, Marano AF, Etienne JC, Fingerhut AL |title=Meckel's diverticulum |journal=J. Am. Coll. Surg. |volume=192 |issue=5 |pages=658–62 |year=2001 |pmid=11333103 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*** True [[diverticulum]] (comprising of all layers of intestinal wall i.e. [[Mucous membrane|mucosa]], [[submucosa]] and [[Muscularis externa|muscularis propria]])  
*** True [[diverticulum]] (comprising of all layers of intestinal wall i.e. [[Mucous membrane|mucosa]], [[submucosa]] and [[Muscularis externa|muscularis propria]])  
*** Arises from the antimesenteric border of the [[ileum]], extends into the [[umbilical cord]]
*** Arises from the antimesenteric border of the [[ileum]], extends into the [[umbilical cord]]

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Overview

The vitelline duct or the omphalomesenteric duct is the connection between the midgut and the yolk sac responsible for providing nutrition to the midgut, during fetal development. The vitelline duct subsequently undergoes involution,in the period between the fifth and the sixth weeks of gestation while the intestinal loop is rapidly pulled into the abdominal cavity. Failure of duct involution may lead to persistence of the proximal portion of omphalomesenteric duct, which may be referred to as the Meckel's diverticulum. The Meckel’s diverticulum is a true diverticulum (comprising of all layers of intestinal wall i.e. mucosa, submucosa and muscularis propria). It arises from the antimesenteric border of the ileum and extends into the umbilical cord. The blood supply comes from the vitelline artery, which is a branch of the Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA), prone to torsion, ischemia, infarction and obstruction. The diverticulum may contain ectopic tissue due to the presence of a pluripotent cell lining, faulty association between endodermal and neural crest cells and absence of inhibitory effect of the mesoderm on the local endoderm.

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References

  1. "Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery - Second Edition | Peter Mattei | Springer".
  2. "The Developing Human - 9th Edition".
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition - 8th Edition".
  4. Tiu A, Lee D (2006). "An unusual manifestation of Meckel's diverticulum: strangulated paraumbilical hernia". N. Z. Med. J. 119 (1236): U2034. PMID 16807577.
  5. Simms MH, Corkery JJ (1980). "Meckel's diverticulum: its association with congenital malformation and the significance of atypical morphology". Br J Surg. 67 (3): 216–9. PMID 7362966.
  6. Yahchouchy EK, Marano AF, Etienne JC, Fingerhut AL (2001). "Meckel's diverticulum". J. Am. Coll. Surg. 192 (5): 658–62. PMID 11333103.

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