title: Triple-barreled type of appendiceal triplication.
abstract: Appendiceal anomalies are extremely rare malformations. The authors present a type of appendiceal triplication not previously described in an adult patient with review of the literature. Microscopic examination of postappendectomy specimen revealed acute perforative appendicitis associated with formation of three separate appendiceal lumina.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Uriev
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maslovsky
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mnouskin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben-Dor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome