title: Giant appendiceal mucocele: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Appendiceal mucocele is a rare condition characterised by cystic dilatation of the lumen of the appendix. Whenever possible it is essential to identify the disease pre-operatively by full clinical assessment and thorough investigations including abdominal CT scan and colonoscopy or barium enema. Accurate diagnosis helps to plan for a careful resection to remove the mass without spillage of the cyst contents, which can lead to the most dreaded complication of pseudomyxoma peritonei. In this paper we report on a rare case of giant mucocele of the appendix and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals, NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghumman
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Muguti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery