What Is the Function of the Human Vermiform Appendix? Evolution-Based Surgery: A New Perspective in the Darwinian Year 2009

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Ansaloni, L. [1 ]
Catena, F. [1 ]
Pinna, A. D. [1 ]
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[1] St Orsola Malpighi Univ Hosp, Unit Gen Emergency & Transplant Surg, IT-40138 Bologna, Italy
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PATHOGENESIS; APPENDECTOMY; MEDICINE;
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10.1159/000219236
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R61 [外科手术学];
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