Appendectomy and risk for inflammatory bowel disease: effect of age and time post appendectomy – a cohort study

Background and objective Appendectomy may modulate the risk of inflammatory bowel disease through an effect on the gut microbiota. This study investigated the associations between appendectomy and incidence of Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC), with an emphasis on the influence of age...

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Main Authors: Marie-Elise Parent, Canisius Fantodji, Prevost Jantchou, Marie-Claude Rousseau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000925.full
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