Open AccessTorsion of a mucocele of the appendix in a pregnant woman
Author(s) -
Abu Zidan Fikri M.,
AlHilaly Moshriq A.,
AlAtrabi Nabeel
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349209007972
Subject(s) - medicine , mucocele , appendix , abdomen , acute abdomen , torsion (gastropod) , ovarian torsion , surgery , radiology , cyst , ultrasound , lesion , general surgery , paleontology , biology
A case of torsion of a large appendicular mucocele presenting as acute abdomen in a 38‐week pregnant woman is reported. Ultrasound showed a localized cystic lesion with internal echoes on the right side of the abdomen. It was diagnosed preoperatively as twisted ovarian cyst. The patient was treated surgically with cesarean section and curative appendectomy.