title: Sonographic appearance of a giant appendicular mucocele.
abstract: Mucocele of the appendix is a rare but well-known entity. Accurate preoperative diagnosis of this surgically curable entity is very important to prevent intraoperative rupture. With multimodality approach using ultrasound and CT, it has been possible to preoperatively diagnose mucocele of the appendix. We describe the ultrasound and CT findings of a giant appendicular mucocele that led us to the correct preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Grant Medical College, Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai, India 400008.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Attarde
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Abhang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apte
authors.forename: Kishor
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barhate
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandhe
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorte
authors.forename: Namit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattangadi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color