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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| author | Farshid Ejtehadi James Brooks Hebah Hassan Ali Vardhini Vijay |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj-art-71c9fbd07b824a5c937c06e87ec38cb22025-02-03T07:24:40ZengWileyCase 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 |
| spellingShingle | Farshid Ejtehadi James Brooks Hebah Hassan Ali Vardhini Vijay Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele |
| title_full | Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele |
| title_fullStr | Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele |
| title_short | Acute Torsion of Appendicular Mucocele |
| title_sort | acute torsion of appendicular mucocele |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9409281 |
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