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Primary Prevention
- Common risk factors in the development of Meckel's diverticulum include:[1][2][3][4]
- Age <50 years
- Infants
- Children <2 years of age
- Male sex
- Age <50 years
- Some histologic and anatomic features present in predisposed individuals include:
- Presence of other congenital anomalies:[5][6]
References
- ↑ Park JJ, Wolff BG, Tollefson MK, Walsh EE, Larson DR (2005). "Meckel diverticulum: the Mayo Clinic experience with 1476 patients (1950-2002)". Ann. Surg. 241 (3): 529–33. PMC 1356994. PMID 15729078.
- ↑ Lohsiriwat V, Sirivech T, Laohapensang M, Pongpaibul A (2014). "Comparative study on the characteristics of Meckel's diverticulum removal from asymptomatic and symptomatic patients: 18-year experience from Thailand's largest university hospital". J Med Assoc Thai. 97 (5): 506–12. PMID 25065089.
- ↑ Robijn J, Sebrechts E, Miserez M (2006). "Management of incidentally found Meckel's diverticulum a new approach: resection based on a Risk Score". Acta Chir. Belg. 106 (4): 467–70. PMID 17017710.
- ↑ Varcoe RL, Wong SW, Taylor CF, Newstead GL (2004). "Diverticulectomy is inadequate treatment for short Meckel's diverticulum with heterotopic mucosa". ANZ J Surg. 74 (10): 869–72. doi:10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03191.x. PMID 15456435.
- ↑ "Meckel's Diverticulum".
- ↑ "Meckel's Diverticulum".