Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele

Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele

We present the case of an 81-year-old man with a known appendicular mucocele who presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. A CT scan showed a change in orientation of the previously seen ovoid mass with surrounding fat stranding suggesting torsion. An emergency laparotomy with...

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Main Authors: Farshid Ejtehadi, James Brooks, Hebah Hassan Ali, Vardhini Vijay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9409281
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spelling doaj-71c9fbd07b824a5c937c06e87ec38cb22020-11-25T00:10:05ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/94092819409281Acute Torsion of Appendicular MucoceleFarshid Ejtehadi0James Brooks1Hebah Hassan Ali2Vardhini Vijay3Surgical Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, UKSurgical Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, UKThe Michael Letcher Cellular Pathology Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, UKSurgical Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, UKWe present the case of an 81-year-old man with a known appendicular mucocele who presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. A CT scan showed a change in orientation of the previously seen ovoid mass with surrounding fat stranding suggesting torsion. An emergency laparotomy with appendicectomy and resection of the caecal pole was performed. We discuss the findings and histopathology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9409281
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author Farshid Ejtehadi
James Brooks
Hebah Hassan Ali
Vardhini Vijay
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James Brooks
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Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele
Case Reports in Surgery
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title Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele
title_short Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele
title_full Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele
title_fullStr Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
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2090-6919
publishDate 2017-01-01
description We present the case of an 81-year-old man with a known appendicular mucocele who presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. A CT scan showed a change in orientation of the previously seen ovoid mass with surrounding fat stranding suggesting torsion. An emergency laparotomy with appendicectomy and resection of the caecal pole was performed. We discuss the findings and histopathology.
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