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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Is familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) common in patients with negative appendectomy?

Bunyamin KisacikDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Gaziantep , 27100 Şahinbey, Gaziantep, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ilhan KarabicakDepartment of General Surgery, 19 Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Mehmet Fatih ErolFifth Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Saadet OzerFifth Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Yavuz PehlivanDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Gaziantep , 27100 Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Ahmet Mesut OnatDepartment of Rheumatology, University of Gaziantep , 27100 Şahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Berna TirpanciFifth Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Ihsan ErtenliDepartment of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 330-333 | Received 02 Mar 2012, Accepted 10 Apr 2012, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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