Mucocele of appendix in an elderly male from tuberculosis endemic region

Authors

  • Khadanga S Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Dugar D Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Hitech Medical College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
  • Khurana U Assistant Professor, Department of pathology, People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Thatoi P Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, SCB medical college, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
  • satapathy S Senior consultant, Department of Medicine, Aditya care hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Keywords:

Mucocele of appendix, Mucinous cystadenoma, Pseudomyxomaperitonei

Abstract

A 55 year old gentleman with past history of pulmonary tuberculosis 6 years back presented with diffuse abdominal pain associated with fever, vomiting and a vaguely palpable mass in right iliac fossa. Ultrasonography showed distended ileal loops in the right lower quadrant of abdomen. CT scan abdomen revealed thickened, enlarged and fluid filled appendix suggestive of mucocele. Laparoscopy revealed approximately 22cm X 5cm mucocele of appendix with omental adhesions. Laparoscopic appendectomy was done, without any spillage of mucin in the peritoneum. The patient was discharged from the hospital on 3rd postoperative day and on ten months of follow up the patient is doing well. Laparoscopic appendectomy do not increase complication rate in mucocele of appendix.

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2023-12-31

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Khadanga, S., Dugar, D., Khurana, U., Thatoi, P. K., & satapathy, S. P. (2023). Mucocele of appendix in an elderly male from tuberculosis endemic region. Biomedical Review: Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, 3(1), 153–155. Retrieved from https://biomedicalreview.in/index.php/jbams/article/view/29

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): Jan-Mar

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