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G Chir
; 31(11-12): 511-3, 2010.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21232194
ABSTRACT
The authors describe a case of giant appendiceal mucocele, secondary to a mucinous neoplasm of the appendix, diagnosed during laparotomy for acute abdomen. By a review of the literature they stress the rarity of this lesion, the particular onset in their case as acute complication of appendiceal neoplasm with rupture of the intestinal wall, the difficulties of diagnosis and management in emergency.