title: Mucocele of the appendix.
abstract: We describe a case of mucocele of the appendix, observed incidentally in a 42-year-old man. The plain film, ultrasound and CT features are reviewed. Adequate diagnosis and resection are important because of the risk of rupture and development of pseudomyxoma peritonei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, H.-Hartziekenhis, Roeselare, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geusens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanhoenacker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Man
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Oost
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verbanck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography