Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: 709 353 appendectomy patients in Sweden (since 1964) and Denmark (since 1977) were followed for first hospitalisations for Crohn's disease to 2004. Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) served as relative risks. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Gilaad G Kaplan, Bo V Pedersen, Roland E Andersson, Bruce E Sands, Joshua Korzenik, Morten Frisch |
Journal | Gut
(Gut)
Vol. 56
Issue 10
Pg. 1387-92
(Oct 2007)
ISSN: 0017-5749 [Print] England |
PMID | 17494106
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Appendectomy
(adverse effects, statistics & numerical data)
- Appendicitis
(surgery)
- Child
- Crohn Disease
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology)
- Denmark
(epidemiology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
(surgery)
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Period
- Risk Factors
- Sweden
(epidemiology)
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