Pre-Colectomy Appendectomy and Risk for Crohns Disease in Patients with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 05/24/2012
Liu Z et al. – While this study has shown no association between previous appendectomy and the development of Crohn’s disease (CD) of pouch, active smoking was an independent risk factor for development of CD of the pouch.



