A Horseshoe Appendix Duplex in Pediatrics: Do Not Misdiagnosethis Anatomical Anomaly!

Authors

  • Camara Souleymane Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal Author
  • Ndoye Jean-Marc Ndiaga Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal Author
  • Seye Cheikh Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal Author
  • Ndour Oumar Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPRRR/2026(8)192

Keywords:

Horseshoe Appendix Duplex, Pediatric

Abstract

Introduction: Horseshoe appendix duplex is an extremely rare anomaly with 16 cases de-scribed worldwide. The objective of this work is to bring the
17th global case and to do a re-view of the literature.


Case Report: A 15-year-old boy, received for acute appendicitis. The abdominal ultrasound revealed acute appendicitis with a small collection around. Surgery was performed and we found a horseshoe appendix in the right iliac fossa with the two bases, each communicating with the cecum. Histological examination confirmed the digestive origin of the duplex appen-dix with the four typical histological layers.


Conclusion: The horseshoe shape is the rarest of appendicular duplications. It is most often discovered during appendectomies.

Author Biographies

  • Camara Souleymane, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

    Souleymane Camara, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal. 

  • Ndoye Jean-Marc Ndiaga, Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal

    Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal

  • Seye Cheikh, Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal

    Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal

  • Ndour Oumar, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

    Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal

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Published

2026-01-30

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Volume 8 Issue 1

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