Impending Rupture With a Twisted Huge Appendiceal Mucocele Treated With Totally Laparoscopic Resection: A Case Series

Torsion of the appendix is rare, and appendiceal mucocele can be one of its causes. The first case was of a 49-year-old man who visited the emergency room (ER) for abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed appendiceal mucocele with suspected torsion and rupture. The patient underwent...

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Main Authors: Hong-min Ahn, Si-Hak Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2021-07-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2020-00150-0021.pdf