Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

A clinico–Anatomical Appraisal Of Vermiform Appendix

Ashok Kumar, Vandana Sidhu, Ravikant Sharma

Abstract :

 Till today appendix holds the same surgical importance, which it had previously.  The vermiform appendix is a narrow diverticulum  arising from the posteromedial wall of caecum about 2 cm below ileoceacal junction. It does not have a constant position. Variation in anatomical position can result in different clinical presentations. Appendicitis is one of the most common clinical conditions which require emergency surgery. This study was conducted on 30 human cadavers irrespective of age and sex in dissection hall of Anatomy, Govt . Medical College Amritsar. The position of various appendixes were observed and classified accordingly. Also, the various morphometric parameters were measured along with its blood supply. In this study, the positions of appendix was  retroceacal in 14 (46.7%) cases, pelvic in 7 (23.3%) cases, splenic in 6 (20%) cases, subceacal in 2 (6.7%) cases & promonteric in 1(3.3%) cases. So the most common position observed was retroceacal or 12O’ clock. Vermiform appendix shows variations in the position and length. Surgeon should know about the different positions of appendix during appendectomy. The position and various morphometric parameters of the vermiform appendix are important in influencing the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.

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Ashok Kumar, Vandana Sidhu, Ravikant Sharma, A clinico-Anatomical Appraisal Of Vermiform Appendix, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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