Laparoscopic appendectomy for mucocele of the appendix.

Abstract

Mucocele of the appendix is an aseptic dilatation secondary to obstruction. The preoperative clinical diagnosis of appendiceal mucoceles can therefore be difficult because of this lack of clinical symptomotology. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice in benign mucocele. We report a case presenting to the surgeons where initial clinical findings and investigations suggested a cyst in the right adnexa. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed mucocele of the appendix and laparoscopic appendicectomy was done.

• Authors: Manish Kumar Singh, Mani Kant Kumar, Ramanuj Singh
• Journal: Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine (J Nat Sci Biol Med) Vol. 5 Issue 1 Pg. 204-6 (Jan 2014) ISSN: 0976-9668 [Print] India
• PMID: 24678230 (Publication Type: Case Reports)