Kabay S, Yucel M, Yaylak F, Hacioglu A, Algin MC, Olgun EG, Sahin L, Aydin T. Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix in an adult patient. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(4): 641-643 [PMID: 18203303 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.641]
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2008; 14(4): 641-643 Published online Jan 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.641
Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix in an adult patient
Sahin Kabay, Mehmet Yucel, Faik Yaylak, Alper Hacioglu, Mustafa C Algin, Esra G Olgun, Levent Sahin, Tayfun Aydin
Sahin Kabay, Mehmet Yucel, Department of Urology, Dumlupinar University Hospital, Kutahya 43100, Turkey
Faik Yaylak, Alper Hacioglu, Mustafa C Algin, Department of General Surgery, Dumlupinar University Hospital, Kutahya 43100, Turkey
Esra G Olgun, Department of Pathology, Dumlupinar University Hospital, Kutahya 43100, Turkey
Tayfun Aydin, Levent Sahind, Department of Anesthesiology, Dumlupinar University Hospital, Kutahya 43100, Turkey
Correspondence to: Faik Yaylak, MD, Assistant Professor, Dumlupinar Universitesi Hastanesi, Kutahya 43100, Turkey. faikyaylak@lycos.com
Telephone: +90-274-2652031
Received: August 22, 2007 Revised: October 5, 2007 Published online: January 28, 2008
Abstract
Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix is one of the rare congenital anomalities of the alimentary tract. Only a few cases have been reported in the adult population. A 28-year-old man presented to the clinic with a mass in the right flank. Imaging showed only a hydronephrotic atrophic kidney. The final diagnosis was only available at exploration. Combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix was confirmed histopathologically. The patient was treated with nephrectomy and complete resection of the duplicated colon and vermiform appendix. The patient recovered uneventfully, and has done well for the past year. This is believed to be one of the first reports of combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix as a cause of hydronephrotic atrophic kidney in an adult patient.
