Vermiform appendix: positions and length - a study of 377 cases and literature review

Apêndice vermiforme: posições e comprimento - estudo de 377 casos e revisão de literatura

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.

Vermiform appendix; Cecum; Anatomical variation; Appendicitis