Research Article
Variations in the Position and Length of the Vermiform Appendix in a Black Kenyan Population
Table 1
Positions of appendix in various populations.
| Population | | Position of the appendix (%) | Retrocecal | Pelvic | Postileal | Subcecal | Preileal |
| Croatian [1] | 50 | 38 | 26 | — | 8 | — | Bangladesh [3] | 60 | 65 | 31.7 | 3.3 | — | — | Iranian [14] | 400 | — | 55.8 | 12.5 | 19 | 4.2 | Pakistani [15] | 500 | 57 | 28.6 | 9.4 | — | 4.0 | Ghanaian [16] | 1358 | 67.3 | 21.6 | 3.8 | — | 4.9 |
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