Retroperitoneal Mucocele of the Appendix: Diagnostic Problem (A Case Report)
Published: 2022-05-23
Page: 173-176
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Abdelilah Elbakouri
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Hasna Benghait *
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Fadwa Azhari
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mounir Bouali
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Khalid Elhattabi
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Fatimazahra Bensardi
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Abdelaziz Fadil
Département des Urgences de la Chirurgie Viscérale P35, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Appendicular mucocele is a rare pathological entity, of variable clinical presentation, often identified incidentally on imaging or during surgical exploration for an unrelated diagnosis. The diagnosis of certainty is mainly anatomo-pathological. We report the case of a 49 year old female patient with no previous surgical history in whom we discovered this condition in an incidental manner. The clinical presentation was that of an acute appendicular syndrome and revealed a mass in the right iliac fossa. The patient underwent a right hemicolectomy with ileocolic anastomosis and the anatomopathological study confirmed mucinous adenocarcinoma. The postoperative course was simple.
Keywords: The Appendicular mucocele, Appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma, surgery