Appendiceal mucocoeles and pseudomyxoma peritonei

Mucocoele of the appendix occurs when obstruction of the appendiceal lumen results in mucus accumulation and consequent abnormal dilatation. The most impor-tant aetiology, from a surgical perspective, is either mucinous cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma. In the latter, a spontaneous or iatrogenic ru...

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Main Authors: Dixit, Anupam, Robertson, John HP, Mudan, Satvinder S, Akle, Charles
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 2007
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147153/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511043
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2381
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