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Appendectomy in childhood—did it save my sibling from getting ulcerative colitis?

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  1. Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Leipzig und Schkeuditz, Nordstr. 21, D-04105, Leipzig, Germany

    Niels Teich

  2. Medical Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

    Niels Teich

  3. Medical Department III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Tony Bruns

  4. Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany

    Andreas Stallmach

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Teich, N., Bruns, T., Stallmach, A. et al. Appendectomy in childhood—did it save my sibling from getting ulcerative colitis?. Int J Colorectal Dis 36, 623–624 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-020-03780-y

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