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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 47-49 |
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A rare case of duplicated appendix presenting as acute appendicitis
Vineeth Venkata Damera, Shiva Kumar Rathlawath
Department of General Surgery, Mallareddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Shiva Kumar Rathlawath
MIG-2/180, 9th Phase, Kphb Colony, Hyderabad - 500 085, Telangana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijcs.ijcs_5_21
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Appendiceal duplications are one among the rare congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract. This is an interesting case report of a 24-year-old male who was diagnosed to have acute appendicitis. On exploration, the patient had duplicated appendix; both were inflamed and adherent to each other with separate base. Appendectomy was performed on both, and histopathology confirmed appendicitis in both appendices. Duplicated appendix represents a challenging clinical scenario in case of right iliac fossa pain. Surgeons should be aware of this rare congenital anomaly to avoid missing the duplication that may result in serious life-threatening consequences. |
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