[Intestinal obstruction secondary to appendiceal mucocele: case report and review of literature].
Appendiceal mucoceles are a group of lesions in where the appendiceal lumen becomes distended with mucus. These are rare conditions. Approximately 25% of mucoceles are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally at surgery. The appendiceal mucocele accounts only the 0,2-0,3% of all appendicectomies. This condition usually requires surgical treatment, either appendicectomy or right colectomy under specific circumstances. In this article we present the case of a male patient 73 years old who developed subacute intestinal obstruction secondary to giant appendiceal mucocele. We also review the international literature on this subject.
Spiridakis
K
K
Ospedale Generale Venizelio, Iraklion, Creta.
Kreanka
M
M
Kokkinos
I
I
Panagiotakis
G
G
Kokkinakis
T
T
Kandylakis
S
S
D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications*