Duplication of the vermiform appendix.
In this brief report, the authors present a case of duplication of the vermiform appendix with appendicitis occurring in both appendices and causing small bowel obstruction.
Chew
D K
DK
Division of Pediatric Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Borromeo
J R
JR
Gabriel
Y A
YA
Holgersen
L O
LO
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male