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Appendicitis, not appendectomy, is protective against ulcerative colitis, both in the general population and first-degree relatives of patients with IBD
Laurent Beaugerie MD, PhD,
Laurent Beaugerie MD, PhD
Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, UPMC University of Paris, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this author Harry Sokol MD, PhD,
Harry Sokol MD, PhD
Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, UPMC University of Paris, Paris, France
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Laurent Beaugerie MD, PhD,
Laurent Beaugerie MD, PhD
Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, UPMC University of Paris, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this author Harry Sokol MD, PhD,
Harry Sokol MD, PhD
Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Antoine, UPMC University of Paris, Paris, France
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First published: 14 August 2009
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