Mucocele of the appendix during pregnancy: What to do?
| Autor: | Montserrat Margarit Verano, Helena Vallverdú Cartié, Rosana Garrone, Pere Gris Garriga, Eva Martinez Franco, José Ramón Méndez Paredes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Embryology
Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Appendix 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Mucocele business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine. 6 |
| ISSN: | 2192-8959 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/crpm-2016-0024 |
| Popis: | The term mucocele is simply defined as the macroscopic description of an appendix that is grossly distended by intraluminal accumulation of mucoid material. Its incidence ranges from 0.2% to 0.7% of all appendectomies and during pregnancy it is even less frequent. After a mucocele diagnosis, the selection of an adequate surgical method is, in general, very important. But during pregnancy it is an even more complicated decision because of the lack of experience and evidence on elective surgical treatments in pregnant women. We present a commentary based on a case of a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm of the appendix, found on an appendectomy specimen because of a mucocele in a second trimester pregnant woman. |
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