Mucocele of the Remnant Appendix Following Incomplete Appendectomy: A Case Report.
- Author:
Shin Young KIM
1
;
Gyo Chang CHOI
;
Suk KIM
;
Il Young KIM
;
Hyeong Cheol SHIN
;
Han Hyeok IM
;
Sang Jin LEE
;
Seung Boo YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Appendix;
Mucocele;
Appendix, US
- MeSH:
Appendectomy;
Appendix;
Cecum;
Mucins;
Mucocele
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2008;27(3):147-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Appendiceal mucoceles are rare lesions. There has been only one report of a mucocele of the remnant appendix not communicating with the cecum. We report a remnant appendiceal mucocele following an incomplete incidental appendectomy, which presented as a lobulated cystic mass on ultrasonography and a cystic mass with an irregular wall on computed tomography. A borderline malignant mucinous tumor of the appendix was diagnosed.
