Appendicectomy is protective in: (A) Irritable bowel syndrome, (B) Ulcerative colitis, (C) Crohn's disease, (D) Caeliac sprue
Answer is B. There is a protective effect of the previous appendectomy with confirmed appendicitis (reduction of 13-26%), paicularly at a young age, on the development of UCRef: Harrison 19e pg: 1947