title: Giant colonic mucocele following palliative surgery for metastatic adenocarcinoma.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a giant colonic mucocele following ileo-sigmoid bypass surgery in a patient with advanced adenocarcinoma of the splenic flexure. The formation of a giant colonic mucocele resulted from distal splenic flexure obstruction due to tumour relapse and proximal caecal obstruction due to peritoneal disease with subsequent accumulation of mucus in the closed loop.
authors.affiliation: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.affiliation: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK.
authors.forename: Vsr
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pearson