Congenital absence of appendix: A Surgeon's dilemma during surgery for acute appendicitis

Congenital absence of the vermiform appendix is very rare in human beings with a reported incidence of 1 in 100,000 cases. Here, we report an incidence of a surgeon's dilemma to detect such a rare finding during surgery for a diagnosed case of acute appendicitis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tripathy, Bikasha Bihary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27695217
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.186555
Descripción
Sumario:Congenital absence of the vermiform appendix is very rare in human beings with a reported incidence of 1 in 100,000 cases. Here, we report an incidence of a surgeon's dilemma to detect such a rare finding during surgery for a diagnosed case of acute appendicitis.

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