The vermiform appendix: not a useless organ[J]. ... Lin C T, et al. The appendix may protect against Clostridium difficile recurrence[J]. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, 2011, 9(12): ...

Appendix is the small pouch located in the lower right of the abdomen and attached to the intestine. The inflammation of the vermiform appendix is known as appendicitis. According to research ...

The appendix is a small, fingerlike or a worm like tube located where the large and small intestines join, it has no known function in humans. The anatomical name for the appendix is Vermiform ...

Exhibit “A” for the defence is a study by researchers from Duke University4 suggesting that the appendix — which is protected from infection by pathogens due to its narrow lumen and its location away ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Carcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix, Probably Primary, in a Child Nine Years and One Month of Age ...

Vermiform Appendix in the Wombat. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter. Enter your email. I agree my information will be processed in accordance with 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 supp ...

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 ...