Study of Different Positions of Appendix in Operated Cases of Appendicitis in Rural Hospital and Its Clinical Correlation

Abstract

BACKGROUND The relationship of the various positions of appendix to its clinical picture and course in the patient is a subject of controversy. The objective is to study the correlation between anatomical position of appendix and its varied clinical presentation and also to determine the frequency of different positions of appendix in operated cases of acute appendicitis.

Variations and morphometric features of the vermiform appendix: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 114,080 subjects with clinical implications

“…The lack of standardization in naming VA positions, the use of different names for the same locations, and unclear definitions resulted in inconclusive findings about the most frequent location of the VA. Some anatomical and surgical studies employed the categorization method proposed by Wakeley in 1933(Wakeley 1933); however, their own new modifications often fostered even more confusion (Ojeifo et al 1989;Dronov et al 1994;Bakheit and Warille 1999;Jan et al 2005;Ndoye et al 2005;Thyagaraj 2005;Caravaggio et al 2007;Iqbal et al 2011;Turkoglu et al 2012;Patel et al 2013;Sinha 2013;Zachariah 2013;Casado Méndez et al 2014;Lee et al 2014;Mwachaka et al 2014;Yaqoob et al 2014;Kondo et al 2015;Kumar and Hai 2015;_ Inal et al 2016;Kulhan et al 2017;Sinha et al 2017;Aneiros Castro et al 2018). Consequently, due to all these obstacles, data derived from different studies was difficult to compare.…”