Megaloappendix: A Case Report

The vermiform appendix is an organ that can have variable sizes, locations as well as functional potentials. We describe here the longest and largest appendix removed measuring about 55 cm in length.

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Main Authors: Abdel Hady A. Samaha, Ayman S. Tawfik, Tariq O. Abbas, Ashraf Abdelhamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/729304
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spelling doaj-art-da709d5feca34490951239a4d2c3c2ca2025-02-03T01:31:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192011-01-01201110.1155/2011/729304729304Megaloappendix: A Case ReportAbdel Hady A. Samaha0Ayman S. Tawfik1Tariq O. Abbas2Ashraf Abdelhamid3Pediatric Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarPediatric Surgery Department, Al-Azhar Univeristy, EgyptPediatric Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarPediatric Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, QatarThe vermiform appendix is an organ that can have variable sizes, locations as well as functional potentials. We describe here the longest and largest appendix removed measuring about 55 cm in length.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/729304
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