The 'absent' appendix.
During an operation for suspected appendicitis, the surgeon concluded that the appendix was absent. The causes of this situation are presented and a guide to its management is suggested.
Rolff
M
M
Department of Surgery, Hørsholm Hospital, Denmark.
Jepsen
L V
LV
Hoffmann
J
J
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male