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Intussusception of a mucocele of the appendix secondary to an obstruction by endometriosis: Report of a case

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We treated a patient with a complete invagination of the cecum which contained a mucocele of the appendix secondary to an obstruction by endometriosis. Preoperatively, a barium enema showed a crab’s claw-like area without filling in the oral side of the transverse colon. An emergency laparotomy was performed and revealed a mucocele of the appendix to have induced appendicecal invagination; however, no colonic invagination was observed. An appendicecal resection was thus done. Pathologically, the resected specimen was a mucosal hyperplasia with mucin-secreting lesions of the appendix. The theories regarding the pathogenesis of appendicecal mucocele are reviewed and discussed.

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Kimura, H., Konishi, K., Yabushita, K. et al. Intussusception of a mucocele of the appendix secondary to an obstruction by endometriosis: Report of a case. Surg Today 29, 629–632 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482989

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