Splenectomy Correlates With Increased Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case-Control Study in Taiwan
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the association between splenectomy and acute pancreatitis. Methods: We conducted a case-control study using the database of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. We included 7666 subjects aged 20–84 years with first-time acute panc...
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| Language: | English |
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Japan Epidemiological Association
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/26/9/26_JE20150214/_pdf |