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KMID : 0377220000250010151
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Medical Journal of Chosun Univercity
2000 Volume.25 No. 1 p.151 ~ p.157
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A Case of Appendiceal Mucocele Diagnosed Preoperatively
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Huh Gwang-Sik
Son Hyun-Hwa
Kim Dong-Gyu
Park Chan-Kuk
Kim Man-Woo
Kim Jung-Young
Kee Keun-Hong
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Abstract
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Primary unruptured appendiceal mucocele is a rare disease. It is very difficult to diagnose preoperatively because of the rarity of classical symptoms and low incidence. Usually it is discovered incidentally during abdominal ultrasonography(US), computed tomography(CT), or appendectomy for acute appendicitis. If untreated, one type of mucoceles may rupture producing a potentially fatal entity known as pseudomyxoma peritonei, therefore preoperative diagnosis is very important. With the advent of colonoscopy, abdominal US and CT, it has been possible to preoperatively diagnose mucocele of appendix. We experienced a case of appendiceal mucocele in a 60 year-old woman who had symptoms of lower abdominal discomfort and right lower quadrant abdominal pain, and it was diagnosed preoperatively by colonoscopy, abdominal US and CT. So we present this case with review of literature.
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KEYWORD
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Appendiceal mucocele, Preoperative diagnosis
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