title: Duplication of the vermiform appendix.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Borromeo
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Holgersen
mesh_terms: 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