Appendix mucocele mimicking a complex ovarian cyst
Rojbin Karakoyun Demirci1, Mani Habibi1, Barış Rafet Karakaş1, Hakan Buluş2, Muzaffer Akkoca2, Osman Zekai Öner1
1Clinic of General Surgery, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
2Clinic of General Surgery, Keçiören Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
Appendiceal mucocele is a rare entity which is characterised by cystic dilatation due to abnormal accumulation of mucus in the lumen of the appendix. Patients are often diagnosed incidentally by abdominal screening or abdominal surgery for other causes. Pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, which may present as acute or chronic appendicitis, is the most common symptom of appendix mucocele, when the patient is symptomatic. This study describes the case of a 26 year old female for whom surgical intervention for a complex ovarian cyst was planned, but who instead underwent laparoscopic appendectomy because appendiceal mucocele was determined during laparoscopic exploration.
Keywords: Appendix, mucocele, cystadenoma
Externally peer-reviewed.
Study concept and design - R.K.D.; Acquisition of data - M.H.; Analysis and interpretation of data - B.R.K.; Preparation of the manuscript - H.B., M.A.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.