RESUMEN
One of the important reasons of acute abdomen is appendicitis and emergency surgery is needed many times totreat the condition. Different clinical presentations of appendicitis are observed because of the variations inanatomical location of the appendix. Anatomical and topographical variations of the caecum are also known.These unusual positions and presentations land the surgeon in diagnostic and surgical challenges. In this study,the anatomical variations of the caecum and appendix have been observed. The present study is aimed to studythe variations in the size, shape, position and arterial supply of the caecum and appendix in individuals ofdifferent ages and sex, a thorough knowledge of which will aid surgeons in performing various abdominaloperations. The study was carried out on 30 adult cadavers in the department of Anatomy, Government medicalcollege, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Out of which 20 were male cadavers and 10 were female cadavers. TheAnatomy of 30 caecum and 30 appendix was studied in detail. In most of the cadavers, the caecum and appendixwere found in the right iliac fossa. The commonest shape of the caecum found, was adult (ampullary) type. Thecommonest position of the appendix found, was retro-caecal, followed by pelvic. This information is certainlyhelpful to the surgeons in locating the caecum and appendix during surgical interventions.