Meckel diverticulum

• rule of 2's
  • 2 cm wide
  • 2 feet from I-C valve
  • males 2:1
  • 2% of population

• antimesenteric (unlike duplication cyst)
• +/- ectopic gastric/pancreatic tissue

see: Meckel scan

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18