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Omphalomesenteric

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Om`pha`lo`mes`en`ter´ic
a.1.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a fetus.


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This pattern can be seen with complete midgut volvulus and bowel ischemia, but it can also be seen with low intestinal obstructions of other etiologies, including volvulus around an omphalomesenteric duct remnant.
1) Meckel's diverticulum, a vestige of the omphalomesenteric duct, is the most common congenital GI anomaly, causing nearly 50% of all cases of lower GI bleeding in patients less than 3 years of age.
They arise from the antimesenteric side of the bowel wall typically within 100 cm of the ileocecal valve and result from incomplete closure of the intestinal end of the embryonic omphalomesenteric duct.
 
 
 
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