Abstract
Peritoneal pseudomyxoma after incomplete appendectomy.
Highlights
A 59-year-old man presented with abdominal pain nine years after a laparoscopic appendectomy
A pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) can arise from an appendiceal tip remnant
A history of appendectomy does not exclude an appendiceal origin of PMP
Summary
A 59-year-old man presented with abdominal pain nine years after a laparoscopic appendectomy. Received May 3, 2020; accepted May 27, 2020; published online August 20, 2020 A 41-year-old woman was referred because of abdominal pain, reporting on an appendectomy 24 years ago.
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