AIM:To investigate the clinical profile of patients with acquired lacrimal sac mucocele(ALSM)and evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy(En-DCR)for this condition.METHODS:En-DCRs were performed on 14...
Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is rare, and patients are often asymptomatic or have nonspecific symptoms. Appendicectomy should be performed with care and limited handling of the appendix, with extract...
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 dis...
BACKGROUND Cases of turbinate mucocele or pyogenic mucocele are extremely rare.During nasal endoscopy,turbinate hypertrophy can be detected in patients with turbinate or pyogenic mucocele.However,in many instances,dif...
BACKGROUND Appendiceal mucocele is a rare disease that causes obstructive dilatation of the appendix due to the intraluminal accumulation of mucin.We report a case of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of an appendice...
BACKGROUND Primary appendiceal tumors are histologically diverse and have an insidious onset and few specific clinical manifestations.In the majority of cases,these tumors are discovered after appendectomy during path...
Introduction: Paranasal sinuses mucoceles are benign, epithelial lined, mucus filled lesions, causing destruction of the adjacent sinus walls, and with further gradual extension to adjacent structures...
Supported by Wu Jieping Medical Foundation of China,No.320.6750.18492;the Innovative Talents Fund of Harbin Science and Technology Bureau of China,No.2015RAQYJ103
BACKGROUND Appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (AMN) is extremely rare. Since the disease does not manifest a characteristic profile of clinical symptoms, it is easy to misdiagnose and still difficult to diagnose without op...
Pseudomyxoma peritonei(PMP) is a mucinous tumour of the appendix that spreads into the peritoneal cavity in the form of gelatinous deposits. The incidence of PMP is believed to be approximately 1-3 out of a million pe...