COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POSITIONS IN APPENDIX BETWEEN ADULT CADAVER AND DEAD FETUS: CASE REPORT

Variation in anatomical position of appendix causes different clinical presentations, where appendicitis is the most common emergency which needs surgery. The Appendix is situated normally in the right iliac fossa in adults; morphologically the appendix is the undeveloped distal end of the large caecum found in many lower animals. The position of appendix is extremely variable, more than that of any organ in the body. The present work consists of the study of the positions vermiform appendix in adult cadavers and dead fetus. The total number of specimens studied are 50, out of which 25 are adult cadavers and the rest are 25 dead fetuses freshly collected from labor rooms of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government General Hospital, Sex is noted in the adult cadavers and sex and age are noted in the fetuses