Laparoscopic appendectomy for mucocele of the appendix

Mucocele of the appendix is an aseptic dilatation secondary to obstruction. The preoperative clinical diagnosis of appendiceal mucoceles can therefore be difficult because of this lack of clinical symptomotology. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice in benign mucocele. We report a case prese...

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Published in:Journal of natural science, biology and medicine biology and medicine, 2014-01, Vol.5 (1), p.204-206
Main Authors: Singh, Manish, Kumar, Mani, Singh, Ramanuj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendectomy
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Colorectal diseases
Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal diseases
Health aspects
Intestinal diseases
Laparoscopic surgery
Laparoscopy
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Summary:Mucocele of the appendix is an aseptic dilatation secondary to obstruction. The preoperative clinical diagnosis of appendiceal mucoceles can therefore be difficult because of this lack of clinical symptomotology. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice in benign mucocele. We report a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested a cyst in the right adnexa. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed mucocele of the appendix and laparoscopic appendicectomy was done.
ISSN:0976-9668
2229-7707
DOI:10.4103/0976-9668.127332