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Superinfection of an Obstructive Appendiceal Mucocele: A Case Report

Appendiceal mucocele is an uncommon entity that may arise due to benign or malignant processes. The radiologic exploration of this entity is necessary for diagnosis, and its imaging manifestations vary, with some findings being more common than others. More specifically, the radiological findings of...

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Autores principales: Charalambous, Christofis, Charalambous, Thalis, Nikitaras, Aristotelis, Christodoulou, Prokopis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9090127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35547418
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23974
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Sumario:Appendiceal mucocele is an uncommon entity that may arise due to benign or malignant processes. The radiologic exploration of this entity is necessary for diagnosis, and its imaging manifestations vary, with some findings being more common than others. More specifically, the radiological findings of a superinfected mucocele are rare, with few reports in the literature. Herein we present the case of a 68-year-old male patient with a superinfected appendiceal obstructive mucocele caused by a fecalith, which was diagnosed by abdominal CT evaluation.