Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...
Appendectomy may lead to harmful changes in the gut microbiome that contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC), a new report from China suggests. In one part of a three-part analysis, researchers observed ...
The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 is associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack, according to a large Swedish population study. Tonsillectomy ...
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