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Meckel's diverticulectomy is surgery to remove an abnormal pouch ( Meckel's diverticulum ) in the wall of the small intestine.
The procedure is done while you are under general anesthesia, which means you are asleep and feel no pain during the procedure. The surgeon makes a cut into right side of the lower abdomen and located the small intestine. The diverticulum is removed. Sometimes a small part of the intestine may need to be removed along with the diverticulum. In this case, the ends of each part of the intestine are sewn back together.
Inflammation or infection of Meckel's diverticulum (diverticulitis) can be mistaken for appendicitis . The most common symptom of Meckel's diverticulitis is painless bleeding from the rectum. The stools may contain fresh blood or may look black and tarry.
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