title: What is the importance of appendectomy in the natural history of IBD?
authors.affiliation: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Radford-Smith
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans