Undescended cecum with accessory right colic artery: a rare case report.
10.5115/acb.2017.50.3.242
- Author:
Praveen Kumar RAVI
1
;
Manisha Rajanand GAIKWAD
;
Pravash Ranjan MISHRA
;
Naina Santosh WAKODE
;
Prabhas Ranjan TRIPATHY
;
E Tripati PATRO
;
Babita KUJUR
;
Santosh Laxman WAKODE
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India. praveenkumar1059@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subhepatic;
Cecum;
Appendicitis;
Right colic artery
- MeSH:
Appendicitis;
Arteries*;
Cecum*;
Colic*;
Colonoscopy;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Diagnosis;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Mesenteric Artery, Superior;
Pathology
- From:Anatomy & Cell Biology
2017;50(3):242-244
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Midgut malrotation and incomplete rotation are common causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. At end of 10 week of intrauterine life, cecum will be placed in subhepatic region temporarily and descends to right lower quadrant by eleventh week. Arrest of cecum in subhepatic region or undescended cecum is a rare congenital anomaly of mid gut. Usually, it remains asymptomatic and is diagnosed incidentally. If any pathology occurs in anomalous part, like appendicitis then the diagnosis and treatment will be challenging in all age groups. Variation in blood supply have also been reported with anomalies leading to iatrogenic injuries during colonoscopy and surgeries. Lack of knowledge of these rare variations may lead to delayed diagnosis of appendicitis leading to perforation and surgical emergencies. In the present case, we describe an undescended cecum and its associated variation in branching pattern of superior mesenteric artery.
