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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [disease name]. | | There are no established measures for the primary prevention of Meckel's diverticulum. |
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| There are no available vaccines against [disease name].
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| Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include [measure1], [measure2], and [measure3].
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| [Vaccine name] vaccine is recommended for [patient population] to prevent [disease name]. Other primary prevention strategies include [strategy 1], [strategy 2], and [strategy 3].
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| ==Primary Prevention== | | ==Primary Prevention== |
| *There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [disease name]. | | *There are no established measures for the primary prevention of Meckel's diverticulum. |
| *There are no available vaccines against [disease name].
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| *Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include:
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| **[Measure1]
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| **[Measure3]
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| *[Vaccine name] vaccine is recommended for [patient population] to prevent [disease name]. Other primary prevention strategies include:
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| **[Strategy 1]
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| **[Strategy 3]
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| *Common risk factors in the development of Meckel's diverticulum include:<ref name="pmid15729078">{{cite journal |vauthors=Park JJ, Wolff BG, Tollefson MK, Walsh EE, Larson DR |title=Meckel diverticulum: the Mayo Clinic experience with 1476 patients (1950-2002) |journal=Ann. Surg. |volume=241 |issue=3 |pages=529–33 |year=2005 |pmid=15729078 |pmc=1356994 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25065089">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lohsiriwat V, Sirivech T, Laohapensang M, Pongpaibul A |title=Comparative study on the characteristics of Meckel's diverticulum removal from asymptomatic and symptomatic patients: 18-year experience from Thailand's largest university hospital |journal=J Med Assoc Thai |volume=97 |issue=5 |pages=506–12 |year=2014 |pmid=25065089 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17017710">{{cite journal |vauthors=Robijn J, Sebrechts E, Miserez M |title=Management of incidentally found Meckel's diverticulum a new approach: resection based on a Risk Score |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=106 |issue=4 |pages=467–70 |year=2006 |pmid=17017710 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15456435">{{cite journal |vauthors=Varcoe RL, Wong SW, Taylor CF, Newstead GL |title=Diverticulectomy is inadequate treatment for short Meckel's diverticulum with heterotopic mucosa |journal=ANZ J Surg |volume=74 |issue=10 |pages=869–72 |year=2004 |pmid=15456435 |doi=10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03191.x |url=}}</ref>
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| **Age <50 years
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| ***[[Infant|Infants]]
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| *** Children <2 years of age
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| **Male sex
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| *Some [[Histology|histologic]] and [[Anatomy|anatomic]] features present in predisposed individuals include:
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| **Length of diverticulum >2cm
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| **Presence of [[Ectopia|ectopic]] [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]]
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| **Presence of abnormal [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] on [[histology]]
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| **Broad-based diverticulum
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| **Attachment of [[Fiber|fibrous]] bands to diverticulum
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| * Presence of other [[Congenital disorder|congenital anomalies]]:<ref name="urlMeckels Diverticulum">{{cite web |url=https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/m/meckels-diverticulum |title=Meckel's Diverticulum |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="urlMeckel’s Diverticulum">{{cite web |url=https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/meckels-diverticulum/ |title=Meckel’s Diverticulum |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
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| ** [[Crohn's disease]]
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| ** [[Omphalocele]]
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| ** [[Esophageal atresia]]
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| ** [[Anorectal anomalies|Anorectal malformations]] such as [[imperforate anus]]
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| ** [[Neurological]] and [[Circulatory system|cardiovascular]] [[Congenital disorder|malformations]]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist|2}} | | {{reflist|2}} |