Cigarette smoking, appendectomy, and tonsillectomy as risk factors for the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case control study.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The strong clinical association between primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and ulcerative colitis (UC) suggests common factors in their pathogenesis. Smoking, previous appendectomy, and tonsillectomy have been associated with a decreased risk of developing UC. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Mitchell, SA, Thyssen, M, Orchard, T, Jewell, D, Fleming, K, Chapman, R
格式: Journal article
語言:English
出版: 2002