Appendiceal Mucocele with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- Author:
Jong Soo KIM
;
Joon Seong LEE
;
Seong Won CHO
;
Chan Sup SHIM
;
Jae Joon KIM
;
Hee YOO
;
Dong Hwa LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Anemia;
Diarrhea;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intussusception;
Melena;
Mucocele*;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1987;7(1):59-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The appendiceal mucocele is very rare disease of 0.2% incidence. About 24% of patients are asymptomatic and symptomatic patients present with pain in the right lower quadrant of abdomen in 64%, plapable maas in the right lower quadrant of abdomen in 50%, and rarely, melena, hematochezia, anemia, diarrhea, malaise, and abdominal distension. The gastrointestinal bleeding may be presented in the patient with intussusception, but the massive bleeding is generally absent. We report a case of appendiceal mucocele accompanying with gastrointestinal bleeding and review of literature.
