title: [Appendicular mucocele. Clinical cases and review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report three cases of mucocele of the appendix. They review the literature on this argument and discuss the hypotheses on etiology, pathologic and clinical classification, problems in diagnosis, principles of therapy and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: USSL 39, Regione Lombardi, Comunità Montana di Valle Sabbia, Presidio Ospedaliero di Gavardo, Brescia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antoci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Il mucocele appendicolare. Casi clinici e revisione della letteratura.