Emergency Presentations of Meckel’s Diverticulum in Adults

Table 4

Showing the histopathological findings of the excised samples.

Histopathological findings	Frequency	Percent
Acute inflammation in the wall of Meckel’s diverticulum	26	37.1
Lymphoid hyperplasia in the wall of Meckel’s diverticulum	17	24.3
Hemorrhagic necrosis in the wall of Meckel’s diverticulum	16	22.9
Normal Meckel’s + inflamed appendix	2	2.9
Chronic inflammation + fibrosis in the wall of Meckel’s diverticulum	6	8.6
Normal Meckel’s diverticulum	2	2.9
Mucinous cystic tumor of the appendix + inflammation in the wall of Meckel’s diverticulum	1	1.4