Open AccessDuplicated appendix complicated by appendiceal cancer
Author(s) -
Hugh James Freeman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.135
Subject(s) - appendix , medicine , perforation , laparotomy , appendicitis , acute abdomen , lumen (anatomy) , abscess , abdomen , general surgery , vermiform , cancer , acute appendicitis , surgery , radiology , biology , paleontology , materials science , metallurgy , punching
A 37-year old male presented with an acute abdomen suggestive of an appendiceal perforation. Urgent laparotomy showed a duplicated appendix with one of the lumens involved with appendicitis and a focal peri-appendicular abscess while the other lumen had a localized appendiceal cancer. Recognition of congenital intestinal duplications in adults is important to avoid serious clinical consequences.