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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Autores principales: Chung, Shiu-Dong, Huang, Chung-Chien, Lin, Herng-Ching, Tsai, Ming-Chieh, Chen, Chao-Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27788255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165829

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27788255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165829

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