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    Eur Radiol. 2002 Feb;12(2):324-8. Epub 2001 Jul 17.

    US and CT diagnosis of complete cecocolic intussusception caused by an appendiceal mucocele.

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    Department of Diagnostc Imaging, Cliniques St. Luc, 5004 Bouge, Belgium. BCoulier@bsiweb.de

    Abstract

    Appendiceal mucoceles are found in only 0.2-0.3% of all appendectomy materials. Colocolic intussusception of the appendix is also very uncommon. We report the very rare association of these two entities in a 40-year-old patient presenting with intermittent right abdominal pain accompanied by a palpable mass in the right flank. The full diagnosis was made preoperatively by ultrasound and confirmed by helical CT by means of unequivocal signs of intussusception associated with a very suggestive "cup-and-ball" aspect of the mucocele induced by a global mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix. A brief review of the available literature on mucocele is given.

    PMID:
    11870429
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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