Apêndice vermiforme: Posições e comprimento - Estudo de 377 casos e revisão de literatura

Abstract

Objective: Evaluation of the frequency of the relative positions and length of vermiform appendix in a group of corpses examined by the authors. Method: Dissection of 377 adult cadavers autopsied. Results and conclusions: Retrocecal: 43.5%; subcecal: 24.4% post-ileal: 14.3%, pelvic: 9.3%; paracecal: 5.8%; and pre-ileal appendices: 2.4%, other positions: 0.27%, mean length: 11.4 cm.