Minimally invasive appendectomy for resection of Appendiceal

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Minimally invasive appendectomy for resection of Appendiceal mucocele

May 31, 2017146 views

Appendiceal mucoceles encompass neoplastic and non-neoplastic causes of a distended Appendix filled with mucus. Appendectomy is recommended when an appendiceal mucocele is identified, incidentally or otherwise, in the event, it is secondary to a malignancy. For an intact mucocele, it is critically important to avoid rupturing the mucocele during resection, as rupture of a neoplastic mucocele can result in pseudomyxoma peritonei, or mucin deposits in the peritoneum, which is associated with long-term morbidity and mortality. For this reason, laparotomy is the traditionally recommended surgical approach for treatment...

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