Gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT) are the key antigen sampling and adaptive immune
inductive sites within the intestinal wall. Human GALT includes the multi-follicular Peyer's …

Being one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen, acute appendicitis (AA) forms
the bread and butter of any general surgeon's practice. With the recent advancements in …

Objective: Report the rate of successful pregnancy in a national cohort of women with either
an ileal pouch anal (IPAA) or ileorectal (IRA) anastomosis constructed after colectomy for …

Background The appendix, an organ of immunological and microbiological importance,
could be involved in the pathogenesis of cancers, but results are inconclusive. Our objective …

Study objective The pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC) is a validated clinical tool
for assessing a child's probability of appendicitis. Our objective was to assess the …

Background Antibiotic treatment of unselected patients with acute appendicitis is safe and
effective. However, it is unknown to what extent early provision of antibiotic treatment may …

Appendectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure; however, long-term
consequences have not been fully explored. We used a nationwide population-based cohort …

Background In cases with clinically suspected appendicitis, there is controversy regarding
the decision to remove a macroscopically normal appearing appendix during laparoscopy …

We investigated if diarrhoea‐causing bacteria, including Yersinia species, could mimic the
symptoms of appendicitis and lead to surgery. This prospective observational cohort study …

Background: The gut microbiome modulates the liver immune microenvironment and is
deeply integrated into the pathophysiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic …