Mucocele Of The Appendix: A Rare Clinical Entity, Case Report And Review Of Literature

Year 2015, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 369 - 371, 30.12.2015

Oguzhan Dincel , Fatih Basak

Abstract

Mucocele of the appendix is a rare entity, characterized by distension of the appendix lumen due to
accumulation of mucus. If untreated, mucocele may rupture producing a potentially fatal entity known as
pseudomyxoma peritonei. The type of surgical treatment is related to the dimensions and the histology of the
mucocele. Appendectomy is used for simple mucocele or for cystadenoma. In this paper, we report a case of
symptomatic 54-year-old woman in whom mucocele was found by surgery because of acute abdomen clinic
and preoperative computed tomography scan. Surgery revealed a big appendix measuring 6cm in length and
3cm in diameter. The pathologic diagnosis was simple mucocele, no further operation was performed.

Keywords

Acute abdomen, Mucocele, Appendicitis

Apandiks'in Mukoseli: Nadir Bir Klinik Durum, Olgu Sunumu ve Literatür Derlemesi

Abstract

Apandiks'in mukoseli mukus birikimi sonrası lümenin tıkanması ve apandiksin distansiyonu ile ortaya çıkan
nadir görülen bir durumdur. Tedavi edilmez ise mukosel parçalanıp dağılabilir ve pseudomyxoma peritonei
olarak bilinen potansiyel hayati bir klinik tabloya sebep olabilir. Cerrahi tedavinin tipi boyutlarına ve
mukosel'in histolojisine bağlıdır. Basit mukosel veya kistadenom tedavisinde appendektomi yeterlidir. Bu
yazıda, mukoseli akut karın nedeni ile yapılan ameliyatta ve ameliyat öncesi bilgisayarlı tomografi
bulgularıyla tanı koyulan 54 yaşında bayan hastayı sunuyoruz. Ameliyatta 6cm uzunluğunda 3cm çaplı
büyük bir apandiks görüldü. Patolojik değerlendirme basit mukosel idi ve ek bir ameliyat yapılmadı.

Keywords

Akut karın, Mukosel, Apandisit

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