Cave-Wallbridge-Klassifikation der Duplikation der Appendix vermiformis

Congenital

abnormalities and anatomical variations of the vermiform appendix and mesoappendix: Modified Cave-Wallbridge classification. Type A, partial duplication of the appendix; Type B1 (bird type), two appendices are placed symmetrically on both sides of the ileocecal valve; Type B2 (taenia coli type), one appendix is in the usual place and the other is far along the taenia coli; Type C, duplication of cecum and appendix; Type D (horseshoe type), one appendix has two openings in the cecum; Bulut et al. (2016).

Case report

of the duplex vermiform appendix: A rare presentation in an elderly patient: Table 1. Showing the modified Cave-Wallbridge classification