ONE OF THE LONGEST APPENDIX: A RARE CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
The vermiform appendix is an organ that can have variable sizes. We are prompted to report here one of the longest appendix removed, measuring about 16cm in length. INTRODUCTION: The vermiform appendix is an organ that can vary in size, site, and presence, as well as in other clinical and functional aspects. We describe here one of the longest appendix removed, measuring about 16cm in length in a case of acute appendicitis.
Authors and Affiliations
Venkat Rao B, Sudhakar W, Vasu Babu G, Rohit Babu M
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/223
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