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The appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes; also vermiform appendix; cecal (or caecal, cæcal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo.
By using the patient’s own appendix for the procedure, doctors can avoid using artificial devices which can be seen and can cause the patient irritation. [1] If the appendix was previously removed or is unusable, a neoappendix can be created with a cecal flap. [2] A. Button device in the cecum via the appendix. B.
The cecum or caecum is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. [1] It is typically located on the right side of the body (the same side of the body as the appendix, to which it is joined). The word cecum (/ ˈ s iː k əm /, plural ceca / ˈ s iː k ə /) stems from the Latin caecus meaning ...
[1] [2] It descends behind the termination of the ileum and enters the mesoappendix of the vermiform appendix. It runs near the free margin of the mesoappendix and ends in branches which supply the appendix. Micrograph of entry point of appendicular arteries (arrows at level of inner muscular layer), not to be confused with a perforation.
If appendicitis develops in a pregnant woman, an appendectomy is usually performed and should not harm the fetus. [15] The risk of premature delivery is about 10%. [16] The risk of fetal death in the perioperative period after an appendectomy for early acute appendicitis is 3 to 5%. The risk of fetal death is 20% in perforated appendicitis. [17]
The bands converge at the root of the vermiform appendix. At the rectosigmoid junction, the taeniae spread out and unite to form the longitudinal muscle layer. In the caecum, the ascending colon, the descending colon and sigmoid colon the positions of these bands are fixed.
The actress has previously opened up about her battle with the condition.
Ileum, caecum and colon of rabbit, showing Appendix vermiformis on fully functional caecum The human vermiform appendix on the vestigial caecum. The appendix was once believed to be a vestige of a redundant organ that in ancestral species had digestive functions, much as it still does in extant species in which intestinal flora hydrolyze cellulose and similar indigestible plant materials. [10]