title: [Giant appendiceal mucocele during laparotomy for acute abdomen. Report of a case and brief review].
abstract: The authors describe a case of giant appendiceal mucocele, secondary to a mucinous neoplasm of the appendix, diagnosed during laparotomy for acute abdomen. By a review of the literature they stress the rarity of this lesion, the particular onset in their case as acute complication of appendiceal neoplasm with rupture of the intestinal wall, the difficulties of diagnosis and management in emergency.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale "S. Carlo" Potenza Unità Operative di Chirurgia d'Urgenza.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caiazzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comentale
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rampone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Lascio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morlino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Vecchio
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Tramutoli
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015992:Body Mass Index; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007813:Laparotomy; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome