title: Horseshoe Appendix: An Extremely Rare Appendiceal Anomaly.
abstract: Appendiceal anomalies are extremely rare malformations that are usually found incidentally. Agenesis and duplication of the appendix has been well documented however, the cases of horseshoe appendix reported is very limited, only four cases reported so far. Here, we report a four and half-year-old who underwent interval appendectomy. Intraoperatively both the ends of the appendix were found to be communicating with the cecum with two separate base or stump located at a sagital disposal- the so called "horseshoe appendix".
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
authors.forename: Ch Gyan
authors.initials: ChG
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of General surgery, RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
authors.forename: Kuotho T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Nyuwi
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
authors.forename: Raju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rangaswamy
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
authors.forename: Yibenthung S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ezung
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of General Surgery, RIMS , Imphal, Manipur, India .
authors.forename: H Manihar
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Appendectomy; Duplex appendix; Transient appendix