Pelviscopic removal of an appendiceal mucocele.
Mucocele of the appendix is uncommon, and preoperative diagnosis is rare. In our patient the clinical symptoms, and transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound findings mimicked those of ovarian cyst torsion. Laparoscopy revealed it to be a mucocele. Appendectomy using operative laparoscopic techniques resulted in no complications.
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2 Alley 8 Lane 75 Chieh-Shou North Road, Changhua, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography