Abstract
Duplication of the appendix is extremely rare. A 69-year-old woman was admitted with a 2-day history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Physical examination was consistent with acute appendicitis. Ultrasonography and colonoscopy gave a clinical impression of an inflammatory appendiceal mucocoele. Operative findings were an enlarged and inflamed appendix with distal cystic changes. Laparoscopic wedge resection of the caecum was performed. A tubular structure with a true lumen was found in the appendix. Haematoxylin and eosin staining and trichrome staining showed both structures had a true mucosa and a muscular layer. The duplication in this case does not belong to any of the previously described types of duplication.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e16-e17 |
| Journal | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Appendix
- Duplication
- Intussusception
- Mucocoele