Prognosis

If symptomatic patients are treated in a timely fashion, the prognosis for Meckel's diverticulum is excellent.

The risk of developing a postoperative complication ranges from 2% to 7%.[7][24][38] The most common post-surgical complication is adhesive bowel obstruction.

The lifetime risk for the development of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum (i.e., bleeding, obstruction, inflammation/perforation) in asymptomatic patients with Meckel's diverticulum, where Meckel's diverticulum is found incidentally, seems to be between 4% and 6%.[3][24][26][38]

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