Intussusception of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma.
Intussusception of the appendix vermiformis in adults is an unusual entity. We present a 52-year-old male patient with intussusception of the appendix due to a mucinous cystadenoma, and discuss the clinical features, preoperative diagnosis, classification and therapy of this condition together with a review of the literature.
Rudek
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Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
von Herbay
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Schmidt
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D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography