Comparing the rates of methane production in patients with and without appendectomy: results from a large-scale cohort.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 01 2020
21 01 2020
Historique:
received:
30
04
2019
accepted:
23
12
2019
entrez:
23
1
2020
pubmed:
23
1
2020
medline:
18
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is no clear study identifying the microbiome of the appendix. However, in other diverticular conditions, such as diverticulosis, methanogens appear important. We investigated whether patients who had undergone appendectomies had decreased levels of exhaled methane (CH
Identifiants
pubmed: 31964997
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-57662-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-020-57662-y
pmc: PMC6972888
doi:
Substances chimiques
Methane
OP0UW79H66
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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