Open AccessEndoscopic diagnosis and treatment of an appendiceal mucocele: A case report
Author(s) -
Tingting Wang,
Jiajun He,
PingHong Zhou,
Weiwei Chen,
Chaowu Chen,
Jun Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.3936
Subject(s) - medicine , mucocele , general surgery , endoscopy , colonoscopy , radiology , surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer
Appendiceal mucocele is a rare disease that causes obstructive dilatation of the appendix due to the intraluminal accumulation of mucin. We report a case of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of an appendiceal mucocele.