title: Double acute appendicitis in appendical duplication.
abstract: Duplication of the vermiform appendix is a rare congenital abnormality and usually found incidentally during laparotomy. The Modified Cave-Wallbridge classification is used to describe the location of the appendixes in relation to each other and to the cecum as well as the extent of the duplication. We report a 45-year-old patient who underwent laparotomy for acute abdominal pain. The operative finding was double acute appendicitis in appendical duplication. The appendixes were removed separately, as it was type B duplication. Since appendectomy is the most common abdominal operation, all surgeons should keep this rare clinical entity in mind.
authors.affiliation: Avukat Cengiz Gökçek State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey. semratutcu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tutcu Şahin
authors.forename: Yamaç
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erhan
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydede
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged