APPENDICEAL DUPLICATION PRESENTING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS

Authors

  • Muhammad Idrees Butt 01 Mountain Medical Battalion Bagh Azad Kashmir Pakistan
  • Khalid Hussain 01 Mountain Medical Battalion Bagh Azad Kashmir Pakistan
  • Jovaria Masood 01 Mountain Medical Battalion Bagh Azad Kashmir Pakistan

Keywords:

Appendiceal duplication, Inflammation

Abstract

Anomalies of appendix are a rare and are usually discovered incidentally during surgery. A 23 year old female was operated for acute appendicitis and per operatively two appendiceal lumen were found. Appendiceal duplication should be kept in mind in patients presenting with acute appendicitis especially when appendix is found non inflamed and in cases where patient has previous history of appendicectomy and presents with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis.

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Published

31-10-2018

Issue

Vol. 68 No. 5 (2018): October

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Butt MI, Hussain K, Masood J. APPENDICEAL DUPLICATION PRESENTING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];68(5):1498-99. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3752