Mucocele of appendix
| Autor: | A. K. Gupta, Ravi Shankar Lal, Subhash Chawla, Gagandeep Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Pseudomyxoma peritonei Mucocele Mucinous cystadenoma mucinous cystadenoma medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry appendicular lump lcsh:R General Medicine Appendicitis medicine.disease digestive system diseases Appendix Surgery surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Abdominal ultrasonography Abdomen lump right iliac fossa 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Presentation (obstetrics) mucocele business |
| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Vol 9, Iss 6, Pp 734-737 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 0975-2870 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0975-2870.194195 |
| Popis: | Mucocele of appendix develops due to obstructive dilatation of the appendix leading to intraluminal accumulation of mucoid material. The incidence is 0.2-0.7% of all appendectomied specimens. Clinical presentation is atypical. The patient presents with pain and lump in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Therefore, it may be misdiagnosed as an appendicular lump. It is important to differentiate between these two pathologies before surgery and select adequate surgical approach. If not treated, the mucocele may progress, and pseudomyxoma peritonei may develop, which has a high mortality. We present a case of 45-year-old serving soldier where the mucocele of appendix was diagnosed preoperatively on abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography scan. Lap converted to open appendicectomy was performed because no pathologic process was found at the base of the appendix, and lymph nodes were not enlarged. Histopathologic diagnosis was mucocele of the appendix. |
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