Unusual presentation of appendiceal mucocele

Authors

  • Juan Alberto Moré Cabrera Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Segundo Pablo León Aulla Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Gustavo A. Pérez Zavala Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

mucocele, appendix

Abstract

A patient of 49 years old of white skin is presented with a history of presenting a mass at the level of the umbilical region that spontaneously reduced by adopting the supine decubitus position; in recent weeks, this mass was irreducible and was accompanied by abdominal discomfort. Days before admission the abdominal pain became more intense and radiated the hypogastrium and both iliac fossa and was accompanied by vomiting, so he went to the guard department and was taken to the surgical room with the diagnosis of jammed umbilical hernia. In the surgery an output of content turbid was detected by the hernial orifice, cavity was explored and agrossly enlarged toward its tip with Appendiceal inflammatory reaction is found; the pathology report informed cecal appendix mucocele.

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Author Biographies

Juan Alberto Moré Cabrera, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Cirugía General.
Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.

Segundo Pablo León Aulla, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Residente de Cirugía General

Gustavo A. Pérez Zavala, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de II Grado en Cirugía General.
Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz” de Villa Clara.
 

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Moré Cabrera JA, León Aulla SP, Pérez Zavala GA. Unusual presentation of appendiceal mucocele. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 23 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];9(4):62-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/294

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2015): October-December

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