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2015, Volume 2, Issue 3: 222-227. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2015.3.222
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Lengths and Positions of the Vermiform Appendix among Sudanese Cadavers

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    Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Basic Medical Science Department, Albaha University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
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    Professor of Forensic Medicine, Chairman of Forensic Morgue, Omdurman Teaching Hospital, Sudan;
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    Assistant Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing Department, Albaha University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
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    Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Albaha University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
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    Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Received: 06 April 2015 Accepted: 10 August 2015 Published: 16 August 2015

  • Background/objective: The anatomy of vermiform appendix displays great variations in length and position between different populations. The reports relating these variations to a specific etiological factor are few. This study aims to describe the positions and lengths of vermiform appendix among Sudanese cadavers. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Omdurman Teaching Hospital Morgue and Omdurman Islamic University-Sudan. Sixty Sudanese cadavers (30 male and 30 female), were dissected in the period from June 2013 to June 2014. The positions and the lengths of vermiform appendix were measured in millimeters. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Results: The cadavers’ age ranged between 20 to 80 years according to their medico-legal reports. Retrocaecal position was mainly observed in 60%, pelvic in 35%, post-ileal in 3.3%, and pre-ileal in 1.7%. The lengths of the appendix was found < 69 mm in 23.3%, 70-110 mm in 60%, and > 110 mm in 16.7%, also the study showed insignificant difference between the lengths and ages (p < 0.08), and between males and females (p = 0.23). Age was the influencing factor for the positions of vermiform appendixes (p = 0.04). Conclusion: The study showed that the commonest lengths of the appendix were 70-110 mm while the common position was retrocaecal regardless to age or gender. This data should be considered in surgical removal of the inflamed appendix.

    Citation: Ehab I. El-Amin, Gamal Y. Ahmed, Waled Amen Mohammed Ahmed, Khalid E. Khalid, Ashraf M. E. A. Sakran. Lengths and Positions of the Vermiform Appendix among Sudanese Cadavers[J]. AIMS Medical Science, 2015, 2(3): 222-227. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2015.3.222

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  • Background/objective: The anatomy of vermiform appendix displays great variations in length and position between different populations. The reports relating these variations to a specific etiological factor are few. This study aims to describe the positions and lengths of vermiform appendix among Sudanese cadavers. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Omdurman Teaching Hospital Morgue and Omdurman Islamic University-Sudan. Sixty Sudanese cadavers (30 male and 30 female), were dissected in the period from June 2013 to June 2014. The positions and the lengths of vermiform appendix were measured in millimeters. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Results: The cadavers’ age ranged between 20 to 80 years according to their medico-legal reports. Retrocaecal position was mainly observed in 60%, pelvic in 35%, post-ileal in 3.3%, and pre-ileal in 1.7%. The lengths of the appendix was found < 69 mm in 23.3%, 70-110 mm in 60%, and > 110 mm in 16.7%, also the study showed insignificant difference between the lengths and ages (p < 0.08), and between males and females (p = 0.23). Age was the influencing factor for the positions of vermiform appendixes (p = 0.04). Conclusion: The study showed that the commonest lengths of the appendix were 70-110 mm while the common position was retrocaecal regardless to age or gender. This data should be considered in surgical removal of the inflamed appendix.


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