Appendix and cecum - Embryology, anatomy, and surgical applications

Authors
Schumpelick, V Dreuw, B Ophoff, K Prescher, A
Citation
V. Schumpelick et al., Appendix and cecum - Embryology, anatomy, and surgical applications, SURG CL NA, 80(1), 2000, pp. 295
Citations number
61
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00396109 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(200002)80:1<295:AAC-EA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article reviews the development, surgical anatomy, and teratology of t he small intestine, cecum, and vermiform appendix; and discusses the diagno stic procedures, surgical therapy, and prognosis of the different entities with special attention to the vermiform appendix.