The appendix-mucosal immunity and tolerance in the gut: consequences for the syndromes of appendicitis and its epidemiology.

ANZ J Surg

College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns Clinical School, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Published: April 2022

The cause of appendicitis is unknown. A review is presented across diverse sources relating to the biology of the appendix and its perturbations. A mechanistic model of the function of the appendix is presented, and its application to the syndromes and consequences of appendicitis is described.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9304207PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.17522DOI Listing

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