Biomaterial Database

[Image of the month. Meckel's diverticulitis caused by parasitosis, specifically, Ascaris lumbricoides]. 2006

Francisco Javier Fernández-García, and Francisco Martín-Carvajal, and Susana Gómez-Modet, and Luis A Lobato-Bancalero, and Elena Villa-Bastia, and Teresa Sánchez-Viguera, and Antonio Fúster de la Mata, and Carlos Vara-Thorbeck

Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008467	Meckel Diverticulum	A congenital abnormality characterized by the outpouching or sac formation in the ILEUM. It is a remnant of the embryonic YOLK SAC in which the VITELLINE DUCT failed to close.	Diverticulum, Meckel,Meckel's Diverticulum
D004238	Diverticulitis	Inflammation of a DIVERTICULUM or diverticula.	Diverticulitides
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001196	Ascariasis	Infection by nematodes of the genus ASCARIS. Ingestion of infective eggs causes diarrhea and pneumonitis. Its distribution is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer.	Ascaris Infection,Ascariases,Ascaris Infections,Infection, Ascaris,Infections, Ascaris
D017164	Ascaris lumbricoides	A species of parasitic nematode that is the largest found in the human intestine. Its distribution is worldwide, but it is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation. Human infection with A. lumbricoides is acquired by swallowing fully embryonated eggs from contaminated soil.	Ascaris lumbricoide,lumbricoides, Ascaris