title: Diagnosis and management of appendiceal mucoceles.
abstract: Preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal mucoceles is rare. If untreated, one type of mucoceles may rupture producing a potentially fatal entity known as pseudomyxoma peritonei. The importance of diagnosing appendiceal mucoceles is highlighted through a case presentation of a woman who had an incidental finding of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix during colonoscopic evaluation for occult gastrointestinal bleeding. A detailed review of the medical literature regarding appendiceal mucoceles is presented, with emphasis on the pathologic, clinical, radiologic, and evolving endoscopic features. Surgical options and prognosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, MO, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soweid
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Clarkston
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Andrus
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Janney
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery