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Appendix duplication in association with persistent cloaca and type 2 pouch colon
2Department Pediatric Surgery and Anatomy, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey
*Correspondence:Erkan Yildiz, MD, Harran University, Tip Fakultesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dali, 63100, Sanliurfa, Turkey,Tel:+90 414 3148414,Email: eyildiz73@yahoo.com
Received:16-Nov-2009Accepted Date:Feb 16, 2010;Published:23-Feb-2010
Citation:© IJAV. 2010; 3: 12–14.
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Abstract
Duplication of the vermiform appendix is extremely rare, and it may be associated with gastrointestinal and genito-urinary anomalies in childhood. Presented herein is a case of association of appendix duplication, pouch colon, and persistent cloaca. Pathogenesis of this association is discussed.
