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Anatomical deviations in the position of vermiform appendix: the cadaveric study
Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2022 Vermiform appendix is the only organ in the body that has no constant anatomical position. It is so named because of its worm like appearance. Most common surgical cause of abdominal pain is appendicitis; its diagnosis is affected by anatomical ...
G. Rajasree +3 more
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Diagnostics, 2023 Background: Primary infection has been questioned as the pathogenetic cause of acute appendicitis. We attempted to identify the bacteria involved and to investigate if their species, types, or combinations affected the severity of acute appendicitis in ...
K. Zachos +11 more
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Femoral hernia with vermiform appendix herniation: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Femoral hernias constitute 2–4% of all groin hernia repairs. Herniation of the vermiform appendix into the femoral hernia sac is rare. The majority of patients with appendix hernias are asymptomatic and diagnosis is made intraoperatively. We report about
Vasiliki Papatheofani +2 more
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Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2021 Urothelial rests are a very rare incidental finding in the vermiform appendix; herein we report the fourth of such a case in a 33-year-old male who presented with acute appendicitis and who was also found to have two incidental foci of well ...
Lavisha S Punjabi, MBBS +1 more
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Surgery of the Vermiform Appendix [PDF]
Surgical Clinics of North America, 1977 Though this article discusses the complications of surgery of the vermiform appendix, it is fair to say that an unnecessary operation is in itself a complication that is to be avoided whenever possible. The incidence of negative surgical exploration for acute appendicitis varies from 18 to 42 per cent in most large series.
James H. Mason +2 more
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Complete invagination of the vermiform appendix of the cecum – a rare case in surgical practice
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021 An extremely rare case of complete invagination of the vermiform appendix in a 45-year-old female patient caused by endometriosis is presented. Difficulties of preoperative diagnostics and determination of treatment tactics in the absence of specific ...
B. V. Sigua +5 more
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Recurrent Appendicitis: Torsion Detorsion of the Appendix
Dubai Medical Journal, 2022 By definition, recurrent appendicitis is recurring right lower quadrant pain, similar to previous attacks of pain subsiding after appendectomy. The pathophysiology of recurrent appendicitis is unclear; however, it is thought to be due to the partial or ...
Melissa Kyriakos Saad +3 more
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Xanthogranulomatous Appendicitis with a Fulminant Course: Report of a Case [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a well-described entity with involvement of various body organs. But the involvement of vermiform appendix in the disease process is quite rare with only few cases are reported in literature.
Gaurav Kochhar +4 more
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The vermiform appendix impacts the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
Science Translational Medicine, 2018 The human appendix is a reservoir for α-synuclein aggregates and its removal may reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease. The benefits of a missing appendix Misfolded α-synuclein is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Killinger et al. now
Bryan A. Killinger +11 more
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First case of a vermiform appendix duplication type A volvulus: A very rare cause of acute abdomen
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015 The duplication of the vermiform appendix is a rare anatomical variant. Most of the cases reported with symptomatology of appendicitis and the finding of a duplication of vermiform appendix.
Gustavo H. Peniche González +4 more
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