A 25-year-old male with appendicular agenesis: A case report and literature review

Congenital agenesis or absence of vermiform appendix is extremely rare. This case report entails a 25-year-old male who developed symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis. Despite an extensive surgical exploration, the vermiform appendix could not be found. The postoperative investigation did not re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shah, Tajammal A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taibah University 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6694978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31435216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2016.02.003
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Sumario:Congenital agenesis or absence of vermiform appendix is extremely rare. This case report entails a 25-year-old male who developed symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis. Despite an extensive surgical exploration, the vermiform appendix could not be found. The postoperative investigation did not reveal any abnormality, and the patient was diagnosed as a case of nonspecific abdominal pain (NSAP) and appendicular agenesis.

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