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During a lap appy for acute appendicitis, a 70M w/ HTN, DM, CAD, asthma, you find a meckel diverticulum. It is soft with a wide base. The appendix in inflamed and removed. Next step?
1. Close the abdomen
2. Segmental resection with primary anastomosis
3. Diverticulectomy
4. PPI therapy
5. Close abdomen and perform technician scan