Appendicular Mucocele: About a Case Observed in Bamako  

作　　者：Amara Coulibaly Abdoul Karim Simaga Moussa Sissoko Sekou Koumare Sidiki Konare Mamedy Doumbia Zimogo Zié Sanogo Amara Coulibaly;Abdoul Karim Simaga;Moussa Sissoko;Sekou Koumare;Sidiki Konare;Mamedy Doumbia;Zimogo Zié Sanogo(Department of Surgery “A” of the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Point-G, Bamako, Mali;Surgery Department of the Mother-Child University Hospital Center (CHU-ME) “Luxembourg”, Bamako, Mali)

机构地区：[1]Department of Surgery “A” of the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Point-G, Bamako, Mali [2]Surgery Department of the Mother-Child University Hospital Center (CHU-ME) “Luxembourg”, Bamako, Mali

出　　处：《Surgical Science》2022年第12期577-584,共8页外科学（英文）

摘　　要：It is a globally rare condition that can present in a variety of clinical syndromes or can occur as an incidental surgical finding. It poses the double problem of its possible malignancy and the risk of gelatinous disease of the peritoneum in the event of perforation. We report a case treated in the “A” Surgery Department of the Point-G University Hospital Center (CHU) in Mali in 2022. It was a 62-year-old woman, a housewife who presented to the department. “A” surgery at the Point G University Hospital Center for pain in the iliac fossa. As a medical history, she was hypertensive on atenolol and a known diabetic on diet and metformin-based treatment, as well as symptomatic sickle cell disease (AS) and an undocumented history of peptic ulcer disease. The biological assessments revealed hyperleukocyte with granulocyte predominance. C-reactive protein was positive at 32 mg/l. Ultrasound revealed a 27 mm cystic dilation of the appendicitis in favor of appendicular mucocele. We proceeded with the appendix. The surgical specimen containing gelatinous fluid was removed and histological examination was in favor of a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix.It is a globally rare condition that can present in a variety of clinical syndromes or can occur as an incidental surgical finding. It poses the double problem of its possible malignancy and the risk of gelatinous disease of the peritoneum in the event of perforation. We report a case treated in the “A” Surgery Department of the Point-G University Hospital Center (CHU) in Mali in 2022. It was a 62-year-old woman, a housewife who presented to the department. “A” surgery at the Point G University Hospital Center for pain in the iliac fossa. As a medical history, she was hypertensive on atenolol and a known diabetic on diet and metformin-based treatment, as well as symptomatic sickle cell disease (AS) and an undocumented history of peptic ulcer disease. The biological assessments revealed hyperleukocyte with granulocyte predominance. C-reactive protein was positive at 32 mg/l. Ultrasound revealed a 27 mm cystic dilation of the appendicitis in favor of appendicular mucocele. We proceeded with the appendix. The surgical specimen containing gelatinous fluid was removed and histological examination was in favor of a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix.

关 键 词：Appendicular Mucocele Appendicular Tumor BAMAKO 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]