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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb 2;10(2):e05330.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5330. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Double appendixes: A rare case report

Markos Markou  1 , Rodopi Sotiropoulou  1 , Sempachedin Perente  1 , Ioanna-Triada Kougioumtzi  1 , Soultana Foutzitzi  2 , Paschalis Chatzipantelis  3 , Sotirios Botaitis  1
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Double appendixes: A rare case report

Markos Markou et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Anomalies of the appendix are rare, and one of the rarest is the double appendixes. Most anomalies of the appendix are observed in adults and are discovered incidentally during surgery that does not primarily involve the appendix. It is usually missed, often with life-threatening consequences.

Keywords: anatomical variations of vermiform appendix; appendiceal duplication; appendicitis; double appendixes.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Ultrasound findings. (A) Dilated appendix, (B) Non‐Compressible, (C) Hyperechoic, (D) Intense vascularization
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Intraoperative finding of double appendixes
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
(A, B) Specimen A (H&E* ×4), Specimen B (H&E* ×4). Note *H&E: Hematoxylin & Eosin
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