title: [Appendiceal mucoceles. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: Most often called muco-secreting tumors, the mucocele of the appendix are rare (0.2 to 0.3% of appendicectomies). The clinical signs are not specific; ultrasonography and scannography would contribute to diagnosis. The pathogenis is not known yet. The benign forms are cured by appendicectomy. The malignant forms still have a bad prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie Digestive et de Cancérologie Digestive, CH Carémeau, Nimes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loizon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Filali
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lapeyrie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chapuis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Mucocèles appendiculaires. A propos de 2 cas.