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The appendix can usually be found in one the following six positions:

  • Extending superiorly towards the right colic flexure posterior to the cecum (retrocecal position) or lower ascending colon (retrocolic position);
  • Extending inferiorly towards or across the pelvic brim (pelvic position);
  • Extending inferiorly below the cecum (subcecalposition);
  • Extending superiorly, anterior to the terminal ileum (pre-ileal position) or posterior to the terminal ileum (postileal position).

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