Clinical Presentation of Acute Appendicitis in Patients With Agenesis of the Vermiform Appendix
Alexander A. Andreev,
Alexander A. Glukhov,
Alexander V. Gorlunov,
Anastasia Yu. Laptiyova,
Anton P. Ostroushko https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2025-10-1-86-92
Abstract
This article analyzes 10 cases of agenesis of the vermiform appendix with clinical presentation of acute appendicitis. Given that this pathology occurs in 1 of 100000 surgical interventions for acute appendicitis according to the literature, it can be assumed that this number of observations was based on the analysis of the results of 1 million interventions.
The article reports clinical (including intraoperative), laboratory, and imaging findings and gives recommendations for detection of agenesis of the vermiform appendix and treatment of abdominal pain syndrome.
About the Authors
Alexander A. Andreev
Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Andreev, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor at the Department of General and Outpatient Surgery
ulitsa Studencheskaya 10, Voronezh, 394036
Alexander A. Glukhov
Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander A. Glukhov, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Head of the Department of General and Outpatient Surgery
ulitsa Studencheskaya 10, Voronezh, 394036
Alexander V. Gorlunov
Voronezh City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care No. 10
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander V. Gorlunov, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Deputy Chief Physician for Surgical Care
Voronezh
Anastasia Yu. Laptiyova
Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia Yu. Laptiyova, Assistant Professor at the Department of General and Outpatient Surgery
ulitsa Studencheskaya 10, Voronezh, 394036
Anton P. Ostroushko
Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. Burdenko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton P. Ostroushko, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor at the Department of General and Outpatient Surgery
ulitsa Studencheskaya 10, Voronezh, 394036
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Andreev A.A., Glukhov A.A., Gorlunov A.V., Laptiyova A.Yu., Ostroushko A.P. Clinical Presentation of Acute Appendicitis in Patients With Agenesis of the Vermiform Appendix. Innovative Medicine of Kuban. 2025;10(1):86-92. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2025-10-1-86-92
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