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The intra- and extraluminal appendiceal microbiome in pediatric patients
1 Dec 2017
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal microbiota is involved in metabolic processes and the pathophysiology of various gastrointestinal disorders. We aimed to characterize the microbiome of the appendix in acute pediatric appendicitis comparing extraluminal and intraluminal samples.Between January and June 2015, 29 children (3-17 years, mean age 10.7 ± 3.4 years, sex M:F = 2.6:1) undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis...
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