title: Incidental mucocele of the appendix in a 15-year-old girl.
abstract: Mucocele of the appendix is an exceedingly uncommon pathology in the pediatric population that may present with abdominal pain or represent an incidental finding after routine abdominal imaging. Etiologies may be inflammatory or neoplastic, but all share the commonality of chronic appendiceal obstruction. Early diagnosis is critical for positive long-term outcomes because the operative management will differ from that of a dilated appendix secondary to acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Pediatric Radiology, †Pediatric Surgery, ‡Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and §Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arrington
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jewett
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sterner
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thacker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed