Abstract
We describe a rare case of a giant appendiceal mucocele as the leading point with ileocolic intussusception and the cause of acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain in an adult patient, which is correctly diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) imaging before surgery.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / etiology
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Adult
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Appendiceal Neoplasms / complications
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Appendiceal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Appendix* / diagnostic imaging
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Cecal Diseases / complications*
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Cecal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Cecal Diseases / surgery
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Cystadenoma, Mucinous / complications
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Cystadenoma, Mucinous / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Ileal Diseases / etiology*
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Ileal Diseases / surgery
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Intussusception / diagnostic imaging
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Intussusception / etiology*
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Intussusception / surgery
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Male
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Mucocele / complications*
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Mucocele / diagnostic imaging
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Mucocele / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*