Appendicular Mucocele: A Case Report
Published: 2023-08-23
Page: 410-415
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 2]
Michaël Djogbe *
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Abraham Youssouf Conde
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Zakaria Moatassim
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Ibrahim Kaba
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Omar Mkira
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Hadj Omar Malki
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Lahcen Ifrine
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Abdelkader Belkouchi
Surgery Department A, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Appendicular mucocele is a rare condition in which the appendix is dilated, either mechanically or due to benign or malignant tumours. It is evoked on the basis of appendicular mass syndrome and ultrasound-CT imaging. The most feared complication is perforation leading to peritoneal pseudomyxoma. The recommended treatment is always surgical, sometimes combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy. In this paper we report the case of an 81-year-old patient admitted for abdominal pain with a mass syndrome in the right iliac fossa, whose exploration revealed an appendicular mucocele. He underwent a right hemicolectomy with transverse ileo anastomosis via laparotomy. Postoperative management was uncomplicated. The pathological anatomy of the surgical specimen revealed a mucinous cystadenoma.
Keywords: Mucocele, appendix, abdominal pain, cystadenoma, haemicolectomy