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Functional changes of the vermiform appendix producing diverticular sacculation of the spastically contracted organ

  • Roentgenology
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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

Summary

Spasm of the descending colon co-existing with spasm of both, the proximal and the distal ends of the appendix was observed in a highly neurotic young adult.

Spasm along both ends of the appendix resulted in a diverticulum-like sacculation of the non-spastic, relaxed middle portion of the vermiform appendix, a morphological appearance hitherto often not described.

The characteristic X-ray picture as observed during the painful period, with a complete restoration to normal, in a free interval, prove conclusively, that the changes described were purely of functional origin.

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  1. O.P.D., Medical Service, Post Grad. Med. School and Hospital, New York City

    A. Galambos M.D. (Attending Physician, Associate in Medicine)

  2. Royal Hung. University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    A. Galambos M.D. (Attending Physician, Associate in Medicine)

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Galambos, A. Functional changes of the vermiform appendix producing diverticular sacculation of the spastically contracted organ. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 3, 412–415 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02999163

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