LENGTH AND POSITION OF THE VERMIFORM 
APPENDIX IN FILIPINOS * 
By Arturo Garcia and JUAN SOLLOZA 
Of the Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Surgery, 
University of the Philippines 
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The present paper covers a short preliminary anatomical 
survey of the vermiform appendix in Filipinos and is intended 
to be followed by a more comprehensive study. While the work 
may be devoid of clinical interest and importance, yet it is felt 
that, from the anatomical point of view at least, it may initiate 
a series of investigations on the anatomy of the other organs 
which may establish some fixed Filipino standards. 
We are here considering only the length and the position of 
the appendix. Our series includes some three hundred forty 
cases, the majority of which were autopsied in the department 
of pathology, which naturally limited the scope of our work. 
Some of our measurements were taken by Dr. Juan C. Nafiagas, 
of the department of anatomy, and in a few cases by ourselves. 
In the latter instances, we have invariably measured the appen- 
dix in situ, following uniformly the same technic in every case. 
The position of the appendix was first studied while in the 
body, and, after dissecting away the mesoappendix, we measured 
the organ stretched in a straight line on a flat surface. 
The distribution of our cases is as follows: 
TABLE 1.—Distribution of the cases. 
Age. Females.| Males. | Total. 
Stillbirths_........---- A acd 85 yeas 
Under 1 year._-...- Seb ane So jaca couek buidbesoule 34 __ USES aN 
Between 1 and 14 years .....------ < 26 ll 236 
ADULTS. 
Between 14 and 20 years ...------------ 2 i Sia a 
Between 20 and 30 years m= ‘ 19 jy Baa 
Between 30 and 40 years ...------------ 13 _ 2 ie eesaibe 
Between 40 and 50 years ......-------------------------------+=----- ll 1 
Between 50 and 60 years ......-- -=-<-: ---------------+-------------- 3 , i aveapenennaR 
Between 60 and 70 years ----.-------------------- = 6 cca aptendehe 
Between 70 and 80 years ...----------------------------------------- 1 3 104 
‘Read before the Manila Medical Society, October 4, 1920. 
