title: Isolated adenomatous polyposis of the appendix: report of a case.
abstract: This case study describes a 61-year-old patient who had previously undergone sigmoid polypectomy. A follow-up colonoscopy revealed a polyp prolapsing into the colonic lumen through the base of the appendix. A laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy was performed, in which the cecum was exteriorized through the trocar hole so that a wide excision of the base could be performed. Fifty-eight polyps were observed in the appendix, but the base was free of polyps. Histologic studies reveal well-differentiated villous adenomatous polyposes. The patient was symptom free four years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Hutois, Huy, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denoel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Heymans
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kunsch
mesh_terms: D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged