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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan 7;17(1):135-6.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.135.

Duplicated appendix complicated by appendiceal cancer

Hugh J Freeman
Case Reports

Duplicated appendix complicated by appendiceal cancer

Hugh J Freeman. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Appendiceal cancer; Bifid appendix; Congenital duplication.; Duplicated appendix.

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