Predictors of maintained remission at one year following appendicectomy in ulcerative colitis: post-hoc analysis of the ACCURE trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf137 This analysis identifies younger age and former smoker status, both acknowledged as risk factors for relapse, as predictors of greater benefit from appendicectomy in UC patients in remission without advanced medical therapy These results provide a potential basis for refining patient selection criteria for appendicectomy in UC management, although further biological research is warranted to clarify underlying mechanisms Work by Eva Visser , Thomas D Pinkney , Lianne Heuthorst , Geert R D’Haens , Willem A Bemelman , Christianne J Buskens #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol @ksoreide #colorectalsurgery #StepUp4CRC @FightCRC @ACPGBI #ERAS @dice_europe #Crohn #proctology @Dukes_Club @ACPGBI_EduTrain @AECP_FAECP @PelvExGroup @escp_tweets @YouESCP #TeachMeColoproctology #Some4COLoprocto