Increased Risk of Clinically Significant Gallstones following an Appendectomy: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study

Although the vermiform appendix is commonly considered a vestigial organ, adverse health consequences after an appendectomy have garnered increasing attention. In this study, we investigated the risks of gallstone occurrence during a 5-year follow-up period after an appendectomy, using a population-...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-10, Vol.11 (10), p.e0165829-e0165829
Hauptverfasser: Chung, Shiu-Dong, Huang, Chung-Chien, Lin, Herng-Ching, Tsai, Ming-Chieh, Chen, Chao-Hung
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