Research Article
Variations in the Position and Length of the Vermiform Appendix in a Black Kenyan Population
Table 2
Position and length of the vermiform appendix among males and females.
| | Position | Males () | Females () | Total
(%) | Mean length, mm | Std. deviation |
| | Retrocecal | 10 | 3 | 13 (27.1) | 70.2 | 22.6 | | Pelvic | 10 | 2 | 12 (25.0) | 78.3 | 21.9 | | Postileal | 8 | 1 | 9 (18.8) | 87.1 | 29.1 | | Subileal | 5 | 4 | 9 (18.8) | 76.1 | 18.1 | | Subhepatic | 2 | 0 | 2 (4.2) | 63.0 | 32.5 | | Subcecal | 1 | 1 | 2 (4.2) | 70.0 | 42.4 | | Paracecal | 1 | 0 | 1 (2.1) | 110.0 | |
| | Total | 37 | 11 | 48 (100) | | |
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