| Autor: |
ter Borg, E. J., Gerards-Rociu, E., Haanen, H. C. M., Westers, P. |
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Clinical Rheumatology; Jan1999, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-3, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
We investigated, in retrospect, if there were differences in the frequency and types of abdominal surgery between newly diagnosed female fibromyalgia ( n= 80) and rheumatoid arthritis ( n= 47) patients performed before the formal diagnosis. There was no difference in the total number of abdominal operations between both groups. In the rheumatoid arthritis group more cholecystectomies ( p= 0.01) were performed, probably due to the older age of these patients (58.5 vs 48.5 years). However, in the fibromyalgia group there were more hysterectomies ( p= 0.04) and appendectomies ( p= 0.05) than in the rheumatoid arthritis group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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