Sonographic appearance of appendiceal mucocele.
We present a case of the diagnosis of an appendiceal mucocele in a 23-year-old woman. The unusual preoperative sonographic appearance of the lesion is described and its clinical significance and differential diagnosis are discussed.
Degani
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai Zion Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. sdegani@tx.technion.ac.il
Shapiro
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Leibovitz
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Ohel
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D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography