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dc.contributor.authorDhannoon, Amenah
dc.contributor.authorKunna, Mobarak
dc.contributor.authorBaynes, Dawn
dc.contributor.authorHynes, Seán O
dc.contributor.authorNugent, Emmeline
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-27T08:37:19Z
dc.date.available2024-08-27T08:37:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-12
dc.identifier.issn2210-2612
dc.identifier.pmid35217427
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106829
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/642724
dc.descriptionIntroduction and importance: Duplex appendix is a rare anatomical entity with incidence rate of 0.004 and 0.009%. Diagnosis is often missed despite growth in radiological investigations. Missed appendiceal anomalies can lead to undesirable medicolegal implications. Case presentation: Here we discuss a case of a 76-year-old-male who initially presented to his primary care physician with right-sided abdominal pain for several weeks. A colonoscopy was performed and demonstrated a lesion arising from the appendicular orifice. The patient underwent staging imaging including Computerised Tomography of the abdomen and pelvis which demonstrated a dilated appendix. The patient underwent a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. He made an uneventful recovery post-operatively and at his follow-up review at 4 weeks and 2 months. Discussion: While duplex appendix has been reported in the literature, to our knowledge this is the first case report to describe duplicated appendix presenting as a colonic mass in an elderly patient. Conclusion: Intra-operative examination of the cecum is paramount to rule out appendiceal anomalies and prevent medicolegal complications.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAppendiceal massen_US
dc.subjectcase reporten_US
dc.subjectDuplex appendixen_US
dc.subjectDuplicated appendixen_US
dc.titleCase report of the duplex vermiform appendix: A rare presentation in an elderly patient.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.journalInternational journal of surgery case reportsen_US
dc.source.journaltitleInternational journal of surgery case reports
dc.source.volume92
dc.source.beginpage106829
dc.source.endpage
refterms.dateFOA2024-08-27T08:37:21Z
dc.source.countryNetherlands


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