Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform Appendix
The function of the appendix and the role it plays in the human body remain a mystery. Recent data have shown a contradicting evidence. On the one hand, removing the appendix lowers the risk for contracting ulcerative colitis, while on the other, it increases the risk for contracting Crohn's di...
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| description | The function of the appendix and the role it plays in the human body remain a mystery. Recent data have shown a contradicting evidence. On the one hand, removing the appendix lowers the risk for contracting ulcerative colitis, while on the other, it increases the risk for contracting Crohn's disease. We wonder if this would have any bearing on the way we manage acute appendicitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c886abb836004e85b6c256e94fc3d3502025-08-20T03:34:24Zenguniversity of basrahBasrah Journal of Surgery1683-35892409-501X2025-06-0131146https://doi.org/10.33762/basjsurg.2025.156739.1102Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform AppendixSamir Johna 0Bernard Tyson KP school of Medicine Loma Linda University school of MedicineThe function of the appendix and the role it plays in the human body remain a mystery. Recent data have shown a contradicting evidence. On the one hand, removing the appendix lowers the risk for contracting ulcerative colitis, while on the other, it increases the risk for contracting Crohn's disease. We wonder if this would have any bearing on the way we manage acute appendicitis.https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_186838.htmlappendixfunctioneffects of appendectomy |
| spellingShingle | Samir Johna Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform Appendix Basrah Journal of Surgery appendix function effects of appendectomy |
| title | Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform Appendix |
| title_full | Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform Appendix |
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| title_short | Shrouded in Mystery: The Vermiform Appendix |
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| topic | appendix function effects of appendectomy |
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