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Lakatos, P.L., Gyori, G., Halasz, J., Fuszek, P., Papp, J., Jaray, B., et al. (2005) Mucocele of the Appendix: An Unusual Cause of Lower Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 11, 457-459.
https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.457

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• TITLE: Appendicular Mucocele: About a Case Observed in Bamako

  AUTHORS: Amara Coulibaly, Abdoul Karim Simaga, Moussa Sissoko, Sekou Koumaré, Sidiki Konaré, Mamedy Doumbia, Zimogo Zié Sanogo

  KEYWORDS: Appendicular Mucocele, Appendicular Tumor, Bamako

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.13 No.12, December 29, 2022

  ABSTRACT: It is a globally rare condition that can present in a variety of clinical syndromes or can occur as an incidental surgical finding. It poses the double problem of its possible malignancy and the risk of gelatinous disease of the peritoneum in the event of perforation. We report a case treated in the “A” Surgery Department of the Point-G University Hospital Center (CHU) in Mali in 2022. It was a 62-year-old woman, a housewife who presented to the department. “A” surgery at the Point G University Hospital Center for pain in the iliac fossa. As a medical history, she was hypertensive on atenolol and a known diabetic on diet and metformin-based treatment, as well as symptomatic sickle cell disease (AS) and an undocumented history of peptic ulcer disease. The biological assessments revealed hyperleukocyte with granulocyte predominance. C-reactive protein was positive at 32 mg/l. Ultrasound revealed a 27 mm cystic dilation of the appendicitis in favor of appendicular mucocele. We proceeded with the appendix. The surgical specimen containing gelatinous fluid was removed and histological examination was in favor of a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix.