Appendicectomy, tonsillectomy, and inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control record linkage study.

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether appendicectomy and tonsillectomy are associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD); and, if so, whether the associations are related to age at operation. DESIGN: Nested case-control studies using a longitudinal database of linked hospital and death record abstracts. SETTING: Southern England. PATIENTS: Statistical records of people diagnosed with UC, CD, or a control condition admitted to hospitals in a defined area. MAIN RESULTS: Append...

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Authors: Kurina, L; Goldacre, M; Yeates, D; Seagroatt, V

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of epidemiology and community health
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 551-554
• Publication date: 2002-07-01
• DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.7.551
• EISSN: 1470-2738
• ISSN: 0143-005X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Infant; Tonsillitis; Male; Aged; Infant, Newborn; Female; Tonsillectomy; Longitudinal Studies; Child; Middle Aged; Colitis, Ulcerative; Child, Preschool; Crohn Disease; Risk Factors; Adolescent; Case-Control Studies; Appendicitis; Appendectomy; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Adult; Age of Onset