| Journal: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000180450 |
| ISSN: | 0100-6991 |
| Authors: | Pereira, Jose Carlos de Rezende1 Silva-Junior, Carlos Antonio da |
| Institutions: | 1Hospital Santa Cruz, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Season: | May-Jun |
| Volumen: | 28 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 225-227 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | A case of benign appendiceal mucocele treated by appendectomy tony is reported. Appendiceal mucocele is a rare lesion of the appendix, characterized by a gross enlargement of the appendix from luminal accumulation of mucoid substance. It is a rare condition, detected in only 0.1-0.4% of all appendicectomies, with a female predominance and an average age at the time of diagnosis over 50 years. The possibility of a pre-operative diagnosis is examined. Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan of the abdomen or colonoscopy may suggest the diagnosis. However the diagnosis is often incidental. The pathogenesis and the different surgical strategies are discussed |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Diagnóstico, Gastroenterología, Mucocele, Apéndice |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Diagnosis, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Mucocele, Appendix |
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