Incidental Prophylactic Appendectomy Is Associated with a Profound Microbial Dysbiosis in the Long-Term

Incidental prophylactic surgeries are performed in certain situations. Incidental prophylactic appendectomies were common practice within opened bariatric surgeries. The gut microbiota has emerged as an important actor within the homeostasis of the host. A new hypothesis has been formulated about th...

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Main Authors: Lidia Sánchez-Alcoholado, José Carlos Fernández-García, Carolina Gutiérrez-Repiso, M Rosa Bernal-López, Luis Ocaña-Wilhelmi, Eduardo García-Fuentes, Isabel Moreno-Indias, Francisco J. Tinahones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/4/609