Case Report of Appendiceal Mucocele

Abstract

Appendiceal mucocele is an appendicular dilation secondary to intraluminal accumulation of mucosal material. Appropriate preoperative diagnosis and surgical resection remain the standard treatment. Here we present the case of a female patient in her third decade who came to the emergency room due to abdominal pain, with a tomography suggestive of appendiceal mucocele, for which she underwent surgery and a conventional appendectomy was performed without complications. The histopathological examination demonstrated simple appendiceal mucocele. without neoplastic activity, at follow-up in one year without recurrences.