In these situations it is easy to imagine the vermiform appendix rising to the occasion. In addition, the advancement of surgical innovation and medical knowledge may disclose even more uses for the ...

Goblet cell carcinoid is a relatively rare neuroendocrine tumor of the vermiform appendix with poorly understood molecular pathogenesis. We studied the clinicopathologic features and genetic ...

The operation of utilizing the appendix so as to make a point of opening for treating the colon was first devised by Dr. R.F. Weir of New York, and has largely gone out of use in America in favor ...

Since the dawn of modern medicine the vermiform appendix has seemed to be a completely useless organ. This week, the University of Chicago's Dr. Leon 0. Jacobson suggested that a use for the ...

TUBERCULOSIS localized in the vermiform appendix as the only tuberculous lesion in the body is relatively rare. As such it is recognized only by pathological examination after appendectomy for ...

Information & Authors The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 159 • Number 23 • December 3, 1908 Pages: 748-750 ...

This article was originally published with the title “Removing the Vermiform Appendix” inSA Supplements Vol. 34 No. 879supp(November 1892), p. 14048doi:10.1038/scientificamerican11051892 ...

0 0 This article was originally published with the title “Vermiform Appendix in the Wombat” in SA Supplements Vol. 87 No. 2250supp (February 1919), p. 105 ...

The inflammation of the vermiform appendix is known as appendicitis. According to research published in NCBI, appendicitis usually manifests abruptly, within 24 hours of the start, although it can ...

The appendix, a once-dismissed organ now known to play a role in the immune system, may contribute to a person’s chances of developing Parkinson’s disease. An analysis of data from nearly 1.7 ...