Multiple Caeco-Appendiceal Fistulas and Diverticulosis: A Newly Defined Congenital Anomaly of the Appendix-Report of the First Case

Yucel, AHMET; PERGEL, AHMET; Kocakusak, Ahmet; Aydin, İBRAHİM; Bagci, Pelin; Sahin, DURSUN

doi:10.1007/s11605-011-1487-9

Multiple Caeco-Appendiceal Fistulas and Diverticulosis: A Newly Defined Congenital Anomaly of the Appendix-Report of the First Case

Yucel A. F., PERGEL A., Kocakusak A., Aydin I., Bagci P., Sahin D. A.

JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY, vol.15, no.11, pp.2111-2113, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 15 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11605-011-1487-9
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2111-2113
Keywords: Appendix anomaly, Diverticula, Caeco-appendiceal fistulae, VERMIFORM APPENDIX, SPECIMENS
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the appendix are extremely rare. They are usually found incidentally during operations other than appendectomies. Congenital appendix diverticula are even less frequent.