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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Discovery

  • The knowledge of the appendix itself dates back to ancient Egypt. Coptic jars from from the ancient egyptian times refer to "the worm of the intestine". The earliest known drawing of the appendix was by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, in 1492. The first description of the appendix was by Physician and Anatomist Jacopo Berengaro Dan Carpi in 1521. In 1543, Andrea Vasulius portrayed a clear illustration of the appendix in "De Humani Corporis Fabrica.
  • The first description of appendicitis is thought to