Appendicectomy and childhood hygiene: different sides of the same coin?

A Ekbom; Ekbom A

doi:10.1136/gut.43.4.451

Appendicectomy and childhood hygiene: different sides of the same coin?

A Ekbom, Ekbom A

Gut · 1998 · vol. 43(4) , pp. 451 · doi:10.1136/gut.43.4.451 · PMID:9824564 · PMC1727289

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This editorial article discusses the potential link between appendicectomy and childhood hygiene practices, suggesting they may represent different aspects of the same underlying health phenomenon. The text does not provide original research data or specific clinical findings but rather poses a conceptual question regarding these medical interventions. It appears to be a brief commentary published in Gut, focusing on general surgical and hygienic factors rather than detailed pathological mechanisms. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Appendectomy Colitis, Ulcerative Crohn Disease Hygiene Child Colitis, Ulcerative Crohn Disease Environmental Exposure Helicobacter Infections Helicobacter Infections Helicobacter pylori Humans Water Supply

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