title: Mucocele of the appendix causing tubal factor infertility.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on the safety of conservative management of a young woman with pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin desiring fertility preservation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  IVF Center at Tertiary Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-year-old woman with primary infertility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Appendectomy, conservative second-look laparoscopy, and IVF.
  
  
  METHODS
  Persistence of active mucinous lesions in the peritoneal cavity, presence of abnormalities at colonoscopy, and maternal/fetal complications from IVF.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Normal second-look laparoscopy, no evidence of persistent disease, and successful intrauterine twin pregnancy following IVF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin is rare in young female patients. Although traditional therapy in older patients often involves aggressive surgical therapy, this case report demonstrates that patients desiring fertility can be managed conservatively and safely and still maintain successful pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA. traubml@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Traub
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Philip B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Paty
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lieman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*