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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 1/2018

01-01-2018 | Anatomic Variations

Intracecal appendix: an extremely rare anatomical variation. A case report and review of literature

Authors: Sushila Chauhan, Sunil Anand

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Appendicitis is the most common surgical abdominal emergency in the developed world. Most of the surprises encountered during an appendectomy are usually due to the various positions of the appendix tip. Anatomical variations are an extremely rare phenomenon, with only a few case reports scattered among volumes of literature on the vermiform appendix. A new variation is described in which the appendix was intracecal and cause for surprise during surgery. A review of literature of rare anatomical variations of the appendix is also presented.
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Metadata
Title
Intracecal appendix: an extremely rare anatomical variation. A case report and review of literature
Authors
Sushila Chauhan
Sunil Anand
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-017-1890-3

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