Agenesis of the vermiform appendix in a thalidomide child

✍ Scribed by J. E. G. Shand; D. N. Bremner

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 196 KB
• Volume: 64
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800640316

✦ Synopsis

Summary

A case of congenital absence of the appendix occurring in a child with severe thalidomide deformities is described. The literature on agenesis of the appendix is reviewed. The frequency and significance of internal abnormalities in thalidomide children are discussed.