Research Article
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 |
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