Question 23 · LEK · Colonic diverticula
Indicate the false statement concerning diverticulosis of the gastrointestinal tract:
- A. Meckel’s diverticulum is the remnant of the fetal umbilical gastrointestinal duct and may contain ectopic foci of gastric or pancreatic tissue.
- B. acquired diverticula are created by bulging the mucus membrane through the muscular layer of the intestine.
- C. Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital and true diverticulum of the ileum located on the mesenteric edge of the intestine and its length can measure up to 15 cm.
- D. colon diverticula appear usually in the 4th decade of life, they are often localized in the sigmoid colon and do not occur in the rectum.
- E. complications of diverticular disease include inflammation, abscess, perforation, bleeding and mechanical obstruction.
Hint
Recall the anatomy of the vitelline duct remnant, in particular on which border of the ileum it arises.
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