Vermiform appendix: positions and length – a study of 377 cases and literature review

Objective: Evaluation of the frequency of the relative positions and length of vermiform appendix in a group of corpses examined by the authors. Method: Dissection of 377 adult cadavers autopsied. Results and conclusions: Retrocecal: 43.5%; subcecal: 24.4% post-ileal: 14.3%, pelvic: 9.3%; paracecal:...

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Main Authors: Sandro Cilindro de Souza, Sérgio Ricardo Matos Rodrigues da Costa, Iana Gonçalves Silva de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936315000738