Length of Human Vermiform Appendix in Bangladeshi People

Rahman, Mahbubur; Khalil, M; Khalil, Mansur; Hussain, Anwar; Rahman, Habibur; Mannan, S; Sultana, Shahin; Ahamed, M Shibbir

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“…Rahman et al . [34] measured a total of 100 vermiform appendices of different age and sex and the findings were classified in four groups (up to 20 years, 21 to 35 years, 36 to 55 years and 56 to 70 years). The highest mean length of the vermiform appendix in group A was 9.17 cm and the lowest was 5.93 cm in group D. Collins [30] worked on the appendices of 4680 specimens.…”

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“…Appendicitis was 4-6 times more common in the British than in the Indian troops. In the same period, the basic ration for Indian troops contained one third the amount of animal protein and three times as much high fiber foods as that of British soldiers in India [34]. In South Africa urban Black Africans continue to have a very low incidence of appendicitis in spite of the fact that their dietary intake of fiber is lower than that of the urban white population.…”

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“…In South Africa urban Black Africans continue to have a very low incidence of appendicitis in spite of the fact that their dietary intake of fiber is lower than that of the urban white population. Clearly then, there may be factors other than the level of fiber intake in determining the incidence of acute appendicitis [34]. …”

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Negative correlation between age of subjects and length of the appendix in Bangladeshi males

Bakar¹,

Shamim²,

Alam³

et al. 2013

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IntroductionThe anatomy of the vermiform appendix shows variations in its macroscopic dimensions some of which have potential to influence the clinical aspects of the appendix. Anatomical studies on the appendix using people in Bangladesh as a sample are limited and fall short of producing any standardized anthropometric data. This study is predominantly a cross-sectional observational study which also uses some statistical analysis to understand the relationships amongst variables.Material and methodsFifty-six adult male postmortem appendices and adnexa were examined for macroscopic features. Possible interrelationships among the variables were assessed through statistical analysis. The age of the samples ranged from 18 to 67 years. The most common position of the appendix was retrocolic (53.57%) followed by pelvic (30.35%), postileal (12.5%), and subcaecal (3.5%).ResultsIn most cases (62.5%) the mesoappendix did not reach the tip of the appendix. The appendicular length varied from 6.00 cm to 16.30 cm with mean (± SD) and median value of 10.21 ±2.50 cm and 10.00 cm respectively. The base of the appendix was 1.90 to 3.80 cm away from the ileocaecal junction. The other macroscopic measurements of the appendix were taken at the base, at the midzone and at the tip of the appendix and the mean of the three measurements was considered as the overall value. Thus, the overall external diameter varied between 0.32 cm and 0.83 cm. Assessment of possible correlations amongst different variables revealed a significant negative correlation between the age of the subjects and the length of the appendix.ConclusionsThe data of the present study may provide a baseline along with some previous data in the standardization of the anthropometric information regarding the vermiform appendix of Bangladeshi males.

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Negative correlation between age of subjects and length of the appendix in Bangladeshi males

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“…There was no mortality. If we compare the results with similar studies we see that rate of wound infection was 1.4% in case of Biondi33 et al 2016, 17% in the study of Katkhouda 34 et al 2005, 5% in the study of Costa-Navarro 35 et al 2013 and 2.9% in the study of Minutolo 36 et al 2014.…”

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Laparoscopic management of perforated appendicitis-a study of 90 cases

Khan

Sultana²,

Ahsan

et al. 2020

J. Surg. Sci.

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Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency in the world. It may cause potential risk for patients due to its life threaten complications like burst (perforation). The perforated appendicitis often leads to serious infectious complication like abdominal sepsis, pelvic abscess & etc. There are concerns of using laparoscopic appendectomy to perforated appendicitis. Now a days laparoscopic management of perforated appendicitis is the standard surgical option in many countries. Laparoscopic procedure has tremendous advantages over the open procedure regarding its diagnosis, exclusion of additional pathology, surgical treatment, wound infection (port infection), hospital stay & overall patient’s satisfaction. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the role and application of laparoscopy in the management of complicated appendicitis (perforation). Methods: It is a prospective study conducting during January 2011 to May 2019 in BSMMU and some private hospitals of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It includes 90 patients in whom laparoscopic appendicectomy & peritoneal lavage was performed. Three ports technique were usual. Sometimes 4th port is required. 10 mm port is telescopic port. The other one is 3/5 mm port and another one is 5/10 mm port.Energy source is unipolar diathermy. Intracorporeal knotting, endoloop and haemoclip are used for haemostosis& ligating appendicular stump. Results: Age distribution of the study is 3-90 years, mean 17 years. Male is predominant. Duration varies 10-120 minutes, mean 70 minutes. Duration varies 30-120 minutes, mean 70 minutes. Hospital stay varies from 48-96 hours, mean 64 hours. There were 8 complications- single (5, 5.55%) or multiple (3, 3.33%) port infections, paralytic ileus (2, 2.22%) and diarrhea (1, 1.11%), port TB was identified (3, 3.33%) cases among the port infection. Conversion was 1 (1.11%) for controlling haemorrhage of burst appendicitis. All complications are managed conservatively. Conclusion: Total management of perforated appendicitis by laparoscopy is excellent. So it is achievable, feasible & can be done by expert hand in any center. Now it is considered as standard procedure. Journal of Surgical Sciences (2019) Vol. 23(2): 59-66

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“…Perforation of the appendix or transmigration of bacteria through the inflamed appendicular wall results in infection of the peritoneum of the greater sac. Inflammation of atypically located vermiform appendix may initiate inflammation of other organs which leads to diagnostic errors and life threatening complications [5]. J. Ojeifo et al [6], R.J. Last [7] described retrocaecal / retrocolic as commonest position with frequency ranging from 58 to 65 %.…”

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Anatomical deviations in the position of vermiform appendix: the cadaveric study

Rajasree¹,

Kumari

Chaganti

et al. 2022

Sibirskij nauchnyj medicinskij zhurnal

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Vermiform appendix is the only organ in the body that has no constant anatomical position. It is so named because of its worm like appearance. Most common surgical cause of abdominal pain is appendicitis; its diagnosis is affected by anatomical variations of the vermiform appendix, because this is the most variable abdominal organ in terms of position and organ relations. Aim of the study was to examine anatomical features and different positions of the vermiform appendix in human cadavers. Material and methods. This study was carried on 45 human cadavers irrespective of sex and age from the Department of Anatomy at Andhra Pradesh over a period of 12 months. Results. Mean length of appendix was found to be 3.98 ± 1.27 cm. Mean outer girth was 2.17 ± 0.26 cm. Mean distance of vermiform appendix from ileocaecal junction was found to be 2.11 ± 0.43 cm. Commonest position was retrocaecal (44 %), followed by pelvic (21 %), postileal (9 %), subcaecal (13 %) and midinguinal (10 %). Conclusions. Variations in position of vermiform appendix will help the surgeons to make a diagnosis of appendicitis and aware about appendiceal rupture.

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Length of Human Vermiform Appendix in Bangladeshi People

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Negative correlation between age of subjects and length of the appendix in Bangladeshi males

Negative correlation between age of subjects and length of the appendix in Bangladeshi males

Laparoscopic management of perforated appendicitis-a study of 90 cases

Anatomical deviations in the position of vermiform appendix: the cadaveric study

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