Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 7, July 2014, pages 423-425

Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Giant Appendiceal Mucocele in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. MRI of mass: (A) T2 sequence; (B) T1 sequence.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Intra-operative laparoscopic picture of cystic mass of appendix: (a) appendix mucocele; (b) cecum.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Macroscopic picture of appendix mucocele after resection.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Histopathological imaging of appendix mucocele (extensive mucus in appendiceal lumen, atrophy of the mucosa and wall thinning of appendiceal, and chronic inflammatory cell infiltration, H&E): (A) × 50; (B) × 100.