title: Mucocele of the appendix accurately diagnosed using computer tomography.
abstract: Mucocele of the appendix is rare so an accurate preoperative diagnosis is very difficult. We report, using computer tomography (CT) in combination with other diagnostic methods, one such correct preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Clinic, Sawara Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed