Appendiceal Mucocele.
- Author:
Seung Yeon PARK
1
;
Jung Nam LEE
;
Min CHUNG
;
Un Gi LEE
;
Yeong Don LEE
;
Jae Hwan OHO
;
Jung Hum BAK
;
Yeon Ho PARK
;
Hyeon Yeong KIM
;
Keon Kuk KIM
;
Sang Tae CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Mucocele; Appendix
- MeSH: Abscess; Appendix; Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Cystadenoma, Mucinous; Diagnosis; Dilatation; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intussusception; Mucocele*; Mucus
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 2007;72(2):157-161
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Appendiceal mucocele is a cystic dilatation of the appendiceal lumen with mucus, which may be caused by either benign or malignant diseases. In this report, five cases of appendiceal mucocele are reported, three of which had a preoperative diagnosis of mucocele, whereas the others were found incidentally during the operation under the diagnosis of intussusception and periappendiceal abscess. All five patients underwent surgical resections, including one ileocecal resection and four right hemicolectomies. Histopathology revealed a mucinous cystadenoma in four cases, and a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in one. There was no disease-related death during 18 months of follow-up.
