[Appendiceal mucocele and gangrenous cholecystitis].
OBJECTIVE
We present a case report of appendiceal mucocele and gangrenous cholecystitis.


METHODS
Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, México, D.F.


METHODS
An 80-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and abdominal tumor under study, with complaints of abdominal pain for 10 days located in the right upper quadrant, without fever or significant weight loss. Laboratory analyses revealed moderate leucocytosis. CT of the abdomen revealed thickening of the gallbladder wall and acute local inflammation, as well as the presence of abdominal tumor in the right lower quadrant. The patient was surgically explored with the following findings: gangrenous cholecystitis and appendiceal tumor of 20 cm length. Cholecystectomy and appendectomy was performed. The postoperative period was normal. The final histological report was appendiceal mucocele and the patient was discharged after 5 days. The patient is currently without complaints at 5 months postoperatively.
de la Fuente-Lira
Mauricio
M
Servicio de Cirugía Gastrointestinal, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, Deleg. Cuauhtémoc, 06725 México, D.F., México. mdelafuente@abchospital.com
Rocha-Guevara
Erick Rolando
ER
Márquez-Rocha
María Luisa
ML
Salazar-Lozano
Carlos
C
Jaramillo-Solís
Omar
O
Ortiz-Maldonado
Alma Lilia
AL
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery