Perforated double appendicitis: Horseshoe type
Serap Pamak Bulut1, Neslihan Cabıoğlu2, Muzaffer Akıncı1
1Clinic of General Surgery, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of General Surgery, İstanbul University İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Appendix vermiformis duplex is an infrequent malformation. However if it is missed out, there might be some complications and medicolegal troubles. A surgeon must be aware of any other appendix during appendectomy. Therefore, the possible locations and shapes described in the Cave-Wallbridge classification should be considered by the surgeon. In this case report, we present a patient with a horseshoe-type dupplication of appendix in a perforated appendicitis diagnosed during an emergency laparotomy.
Keywords: Appendix vermiformis duplex, appendiceal duplication, perforated appendicitis, double appendicitis, double appendix
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