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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2011; 17(1): 135-136
Published online Jan 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.135
Published online Jan 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i1.135
Duplicated appendix complicated by appendiceal cancer
Hugh J Freeman, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5, Canada
Author contributions: Freeman HJ contributed to all of this work.
Correspondence to: Hugh J Freeman, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of British Columbia Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1W5, Canada. hugfree@shaw.ca
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Received: October 15, 2010
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: January 7, 2011
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: January 7, 2011
Abstract
A 37-year old male presented with an acute abdomen suggestive of an appendiceal perforation. Urgent laparotomy showed a duplicated appendix with one of the lumens involved with appendicitis and a focal peri-appendicular abscess while the other lumen had a localized appendiceal cancer. Recognition of congenital intestinal duplications in adults is important to avoid serious clinical consequences.