Horseshoe Appendix: Report of Extremely Rare Congenital Anomaly with Review of Literature

Dr. Pawan Tiwari, Dr. Aman Yadav, Dr. Madhu Tiwari, Dr. Shalinder Koul, Dr. Aishy Aggarwal, Hrishkaran Deep Singh, Dr. Ajay Kumar

Abstract: The horseshoe anomaly of the vermiform appendix is extremely rare. Preoperative confirmation of this anomaly is difficult; therefore, routine procedures, such as appendectomy, may become unexpectedly challenging when such anomalies are encountered during the surgical process. Here, we report a 25 year old who underwent emergency appendectomy. Intraoperatively both the ends of the appendix were found to be communicating with the cecum with two separate base or stump - the so called "horseshoe appendix".

Keywords: horseshoe appendix, vermiform appendix anomaly, emergency appendectomy, surgical challenges, cecum communication