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Resection of Meckel’s diverticulum is performed for complications resultant of the diverticulum or incidental finding during laparotomy. This chapter lists the indications, essential steps, common technical variations, and complications of the procedure. A detailed template operative dictation note is included.
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This chapter was contributed by Ross Bengtson, M.D. in the previous edition.
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De Andrade, J.P., Nau, P. (2017). Resection of Meckel’s Diverticulum. In: Hoballah, J., Scott-Conner, C., Chong, H. (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44797-1_45
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