Appendix removal associated with development of Parkinson's disease

(Digestive Disease Week) Patients who had their appendix removed were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those whose appendix remained in place, according to the largest study to address the relationship between the two conditions. The retrospective study involving more than 62 million patient records from 26 health systems will be presented at Digestive Disease Week ® (DDW) 2019.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news