TITLE:
Double Appendicitis
AUTHORS:
Majid Mushtaque, Asif Mehraj, Samina Ali Khanday, Rayees A. Dar
KEYWORDS:
Appendix; Duplication; Appendicitis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
5,
2012
ABSTRACT: Duplication of the vermiform appendix is extremely rare with reported incidence of 0.004% patients operated on for acute appendicitis. It is important to recognize this condition which may have serious clinical and medico legal consequences. A 16 year old male presented with clinical features typical of acute appendicitis. Surgical exploration revealed a perforated gangrenous double appendix which was dealt by double appendicectomy .