Appendiceal Mucocele: A Particular Clinical-Pathological Entity

Abstract

Appendiceal mucocele is a rare disease, whose clinical symptoms resembles that of acute appendicitis, often diagnosed incidentally but can be asymptomatic. A correct preoperative diagnosis is very important in order to choose the right management and surgical tactic (appendectomy/ colectomy) to avoid dissemination and tumour recurrence.We report the case of a 54-year-old woman, presenting intermittent right iliac fossa pain for 8 months in a context of apyrexia and whose abdominal CT scan revealed an appendiceal mucocele. The surgical act was a right hemicolectomy with postoperative follow-up without particularity.