Appendicitis, not appendectomy, is protective against ulcerative colitis, both in the general population and first-degree relatives of patients with IBD
- PMID: 19685454
- DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21064
Appendicitis, not appendectomy, is protective against ulcerative colitis, both in the general population and first-degree relatives of patients with IBD
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Appendicitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis, and subsequent risk of ulcerative colitis: cohort studies in Sweden and Denmark.BMJ. 2009 Mar 9;338:b716. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b716. BMJ. 2009. PMID: 19273506 Free PMC article.
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