Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy
Two cases of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix successfully treated by laparoscopy are reported. An 81-year-old woman with lower right back pain was diagnosed with mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix or appendiceal carcinoma and underwent elective laparoscopic surgery. The other case involved a...
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doaj-292a919437ba4107a98a4d031face35f2020-11-24T23:40:54ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312013-01-0171444810.1159/000346299346299Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by LaparoscopyYuko YoshidaKoichi SatoTakashi TadaHiroshi MaekawaMutumi SakuradaHajime OritaTomoaki ItoFumiko HirataRyo WadaTwo cases of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix successfully treated by laparoscopy are reported. An 81-year-old woman with lower right back pain was diagnosed with mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix or appendiceal carcinoma and underwent elective laparoscopic surgery. The other case involved a 70-year-old man with hematochezia who was diagnosed with mucinous cystadenoma. He also underwent elective laparoscopic surgery. In these two cases, gauze was folded around the tumors rather than grasping them directly. The postoperative courses were uneventful, and these patients had no recurrent disease at 2-year follow-up. In such cases, surgical excision of the tumor without rupture is of paramount importance because rupture of the lesion can cause pseudomyxoma peritonei. Though appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma has been considered a contraindication of laparoscopic resection, it was possible to achieve this by using a laparoscopic procedure with a gauze technique.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/346299Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendixLaparoscopic surgery |
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Yuko Yoshida Koichi Sato Takashi Tada Hiroshi Maekawa Mutumi Sakurada Hajime Orita Tomoaki Ito Fumiko Hirata Ryo Wada |
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Yuko Yoshida Koichi Sato Takashi Tada Hiroshi Maekawa Mutumi Sakurada Hajime Orita Tomoaki Ito Fumiko Hirata Ryo Wada Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy Case Reports in Gastroenterology Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix Laparoscopic surgery |
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Yuko Yoshida Koichi Sato Takashi Tada Hiroshi Maekawa Mutumi Sakurada Hajime Orita Tomoaki Ito Fumiko Hirata Ryo Wada |
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Yuko Yoshida |
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Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy |
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Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy |
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Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy |
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Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy |
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Two Cases of Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Appendix Successfully Treated by Laparoscopy |
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two cases of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix successfully treated by laparoscopy |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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1662-0631 |
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2013-01-01 |
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Two cases of mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix successfully treated by laparoscopy are reported. An 81-year-old woman with lower right back pain was diagnosed with mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix or appendiceal carcinoma and underwent elective laparoscopic surgery. The other case involved a 70-year-old man with hematochezia who was diagnosed with mucinous cystadenoma. He also underwent elective laparoscopic surgery. In these two cases, gauze was folded around the tumors rather than grasping them directly. The postoperative courses were uneventful, and these patients had no recurrent disease at 2-year follow-up. In such cases, surgical excision of the tumor without rupture is of paramount importance because rupture of the lesion can cause pseudomyxoma peritonei. Though appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma has been considered a contraindication of laparoscopic resection, it was possible to achieve this by using a laparoscopic procedure with a gauze technique. |
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Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix Laparoscopic surgery |
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