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Indian J Pathol Microbiol
;
2007 Jan; 50(1): 40-1
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-72878
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Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-64816
RESUMO
Mucocele of the appendix is an aseptic dilatation secondary to obstruction. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice in benign mucocele. The incidence of mucocele of the appendix in our center is 0.15%, of a total of 6000 appendectomies over 8 years. We operated on 9 cases; laparoscopic appendectomy was done in 8 of them. One patient had pseudomyxoma peritonei, so open surgery was done. Other organs were also examined as there is a possibility of concurrent tumors. As there is risk of malignancy of the appendix leading to port-site metastasis we used a non-permeable bag to remove the resected specimen.