Appendiceal Mucocele Resection
Appendiceal mucoceles are rare and are characterized by a distended, mucus-filled appendix. The course and prognosis of appendiceal mucoceles relate to their histologic subtypes.
An appendiceal mucocele refers to any lesion that is characterized by a distended, mucus-filled appendix. Mucoceles may be due to non-neoplastic or neoplastic lesions.
Appendiceal mucoceles can be classified into the following histologic subtypes:
●Mucosal hyperplasia is histologically similar to a hyperplastic colon polyp.
You can also find more informationa at Dr. Nazari`s article printed in The European Journal of Laparoscopy (june 2009). The European Journal of Laparoscopy