Mucocele of the appendix complicated by intussusception
A. V. Klimov,
I. A. Solovyov,
R. G. Avanesyan
et al.
Abstract:The OBJECTIVE of this study was to demonstrate and original clinical case of an appendiceal mucocele, complicated by intussusception in a 45-year-old female patient.METHODS AND MATERIALS. We present a rare clinical case of appendiceal mucocele in a female patient, complicated by partial intussusception into the caecum. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, followed by laparotomy with reduction of the intussusception and an atypical appendectomy.RESULTS. In this article we present a review of the literature and… Show more
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