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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.