Appendiceal mucocele secondary to torsion in an asymptomatic patient. 2019

Nikhil Aggarwal, and Aman Bhargava
Department of Surgery, King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex, UK.

Torsion of the appendix associated with an appendiceal mucocele is extremely rare with just a few published cases. To our knowledge, we report the first case of appendiceal mucocele secondary to torsion in an asymptomatic patient. In this case, numerous adhesions were found attaching the tip of the appendix mucocele to the peritoneum contributing to torsion as well as a lack of evidence for appendiceal neoplasm. Complications of appendiceal mucocele include obstruction, intussusception and pseudomyxoma peritonei, which has a particularly poor prognosis. Clinicians should, therefore, consider prompt surgical resection for definitive histopathological diagnosis and management.

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