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Image from lower GI endoscopy. The star indicated the blood clot at the appendicular opening in the caecum.
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There was a mucous plug mixed with altered blood adhered to the appendicular opening Figure 1.
(a) Macroscopic appearance of the posterior aspect of the right hemicolectomy specimen. The white arrow shows the tip of the appendix. The black arrow shows the base of the appendix and the caecum. The white star represents the terminal ileum. (b) Macroscopic appearance of the split and opened caecum. The white arrow shows the mucinous material inside the lumen of the appendix.
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When examining the specimen, it was noticed that the lumen of the appendix was comprised of mucinous material mixed with blood (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).