Double Appendicitis

• 作者: Asif Mehraj Majid Mushtaque Rayees A. Dar Samina Ali Khanday
• 来源期刊: 临床医学国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: APPENDIX DUPLICATION APPENDICITIS
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（1）
• 页码范围: 60-61
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Duplication of the vermiform appendix is extremely rare with reported incidence of 0.004% patients operated on for acute appendicitis. It is important to recognize this condition which may have serious clinical and medico legal consequences. A 16 year old male presented with clinical features typical of acute appendicitis. Surgical exploration revealed a perforated gangrenous double appendix which was dealt by double appendicectomy .