Increased risk of colon cancer after acute appendicitis: a nationwide, population-based study.

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Date publication

septembre 2023

Journal

EClinicalMedicine

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BERNARD Alain , Pr ORTEGA DEBALLON Pablo , Pr QUANTIN Catherine

Tous les auteurs :
Viennet M, Tapia S, Cottenet J, Bernard A, Ortega-Deballon P, Quantin C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37680941

Résumé

Acute appendicitis is the most common digestive disease requiring emergency surgery. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in France. An increased risk of colorectal cancer after acute appendicitis has been suggested. We aimed to assess the frequency of hospitalization for colon cancer after appendicitis in a nationwide analysis.