Appendix redux: a stone unturned

Recent advances in understanding of the biology of appendicitis are reviewed. Immunological aspects are discussed in the setting of a changing microbiome. Implications for practice are summarized.

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Published inANZ journal of surgery Vol. 90; no. 10; pp. 1867 - 1870
Main Author Costa, Alan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.10.2020
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Acute Disease
Appendicitis
Appendicitis - diagnosis
Appendicitis - surgery
Appendix - surgery
Calculi
Humans
Immunology
inflammation
microbiome
Microbiomes
surgery
inflammation
immunology
microbiome
surgery
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Summary:Recent advances in understanding of the biology of appendicitis are reviewed. Immunological aspects are discussed in the setting of a changing microbiome. Implications for practice are summarized.
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ISSN:1445-1433
1445-2197
DOI:10.1111/ans.16018