The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
Online ISSN : 1348-9372
Print ISSN : 0386-9768
ISSN-L : 0386-9768
CASE REPORT
A Case of Mucocele of the Appendix Resected in a Pregnant Woman
Hiroyuki TanakaHisanaga HorieMakiko KuritaToru HamadaHidetoshi KumanoKoji KoinumaYasuyuki MiyakuraKazutomo TogashiYoshikazu YasudaMitsugu Hironaka
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2009 Volume 42 Issue 6 Pages 680-684

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A 27-year-old woman seen for irregular menstruation, and found to have a right ovarian cyst became pregnant and underwent laparotomy during the 18th week of pregnancy. Instead of an ovarian cyst, she was found to have a 13 cm spindle-shaped tumor of the appendix, necessitating appendectomy and partial ceacal resection to avoid possible perforation during pregnancy. The surgical specimen proved histologically to be an appendiceal mucinous cystoadenoma. The patient and fetus had an uneventful postoperative course followed by a natural childbirth. We review the literature on appendiceal mucocele in pregnant women and its features.
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