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An appendectomy increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a five-year follow-up study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Many studies have reported a possible association of an appendectomy with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, findings of the relationship between an appendectomy and RA remain inconsistent.
Ya-Mei Tzeng +5 more
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Increased chronic kidney disease development and progression in diabetic patients after appendectomy: a population-based cohort study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background The vermiform appendix serves as a “safe house” for maintaining normal gut bacteria and appendectomy may impair the intestinal microbiota. Appendectomy is expected to profoundly alter the immune system and modulate the pathogenic inflammatory ...
Chin-Hua Chang +7 more
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Acta Clinica Croatica, 2018 Laparoscopic appendectomy is the method of choice of many professional societies owing to its many advantages. The question arises whether surgeons urge more easily to laparoscopic exploration due to its less invasiveness, faster recovery and adequate ...
Goran Augustin +7 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2022 Background: Two surgical strategies are available for appendicitis: emergency laparoscopic appendectomy and interval laparoscopic appendectomy. However, timing of surgical intervention remains debatable.
Kyota Tatsuta +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 Objective To explore geographic variations in Irish laparoscopic and open appendectomy procedures.Design Analysis based on 2014–2017 administrative hospital data from public hospitals.Setting Counties of Ireland.Participants Irish residents with hospital
Jan Sørensen, Ola Ahmed, Ken Mealy
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LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN APPENDECTOMY FOR ACUTE APPENDICITIS [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2015 Acute appendicitis is still considered the most common cause of acute abdomen in young adult age group. Appendectomy is the most frequent urgent abdominal operation and often is the 1st major procedure performed by surgeons in training.
Mansour Ameen Mohammed
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Prior Appendectomy and the Onset and Course of Crohn’s Disease in Chinese Patients
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2019 Background and Aim. The relationship between prior appendectomy and Crohn’s disease (CD) has previously revealed conflicting findings. The present study investigates the relationship between prior appendectomy and CD development in Chinese patients ...
Dafan Chen +4 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2012 We conducted this study in order to evaluate whether laparoscopic appendectomy was an alternative therapeutic tool to open appendectomy for all stages of pediatric appendicitis. Materials and Methods: Between January 2000 and November 2004, the charts of
Ching-Chung Tsai +2 more
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy, A Comparative Study [PDF]
JLUMHS, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To compare laparoscopic and open appendectomy in terms of complication rate. METHODOLOGY: This was a multicentric, retrospective study conducted at Dow University Karachi and Bantva Memon Hospital Karachi from January 2014 to December 2016 ...
Muhammad Rauf Shaikh +5 more
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Are Cesarean Section and Appendectomy in Pregnancy and Puerperium Interrelated? A Cohort Study
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 IntroductionIt is not known whether appendectomy for acute appendicitis (AA) increases the Cesarean section (CS) rate and whether CS increases the likelihood of AA and appendectomy in the early puerperium.
Banuhan Şahin +5 more
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