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Appendix position (diagram)

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable
Diagram

Diagram of the anatomic various positions of the appendix.

Case Discussion

The appendix has a highly variable position and proportions of each location varies considerably between sources, but in the majority patients the appendix is retrocecal.

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