Appendix: Between the Older Concepts and New Frontiers

Wajid Ali Chatha

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Appendix: Between the Older Concepts and New Frontiers

Wajid Ali Chatha

Published in International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy (Volume 1, Issue 4)

Received: 15 November 2015 Accepted: 15 December 2015 Published: 5 January 2016

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Abstract

Appendix has long been thought of as an organ serving no useful purpose in the body. The newer researches prove to the contrary, as with the advent of the newer histological techniques and surgical avenues, it has been found to have very useful functions. The position of the tip of the appendix determines its clinical presentation in case of any disease pertaining to appendix, specially the very common condition of the inflammation of the appendix, clinically termed Appendicitis. Extensive literature review was done and it was observed that location of its tip is subject to ethnic and geographic variations, and therefore, presentation may mimic a disease other than the appendicitis, to the disadvantage of the attending or diagnosing physician. Now it has also been found to be a very important part of gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). Reconstructive surgery has found it as an organ that can be restructured and used for the repair and reconstruction of various organs. It is found that there is a lot of room for further studies in the light of new found evidences.

Published in	International Journal of Clinical and Developmental Anatomy (Volume 1, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijcda.20150104.11
Page(s)	85-88
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Vermiform, Appendix, Positions, Retrocaecal, Pelvic, Vestigial, GALT

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College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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