Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Right Colectomy for Appendiceal Mucinous Cystadenoma

Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Right Colectomy for Appendiceal Mucinous Cystadenoma

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Ricardo Balanz?
Department of General Surgery, Hospital Angeles Lomas, Av. Vialidad de la Barranca s/n, Col. Valle de las Palmas Huixquilucan, Estado de México

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Background: A mucocele of the appendix is defined as a cystic luminal distention of the appendix caused by mucin. Mucoceles are an uncommon pathology and account for 0.2 to 0.4% of appendectomy specimens. Cystadenomas are the most common cause of mucoceles, representing up to 84% of the cases. The average age of presentation for mucoceles is 50 years. The clinical presentation for cystadenomas usually includes chronic or acute right lower abdominal pain, although they can be asymptomatic in 25 to 50% of the patients. The treatment for mucoceles is surgical excision, whether an appendectomy or a right colectomy is needed depends on histopathological examination and the cecum´s involvement. The 5-year survival rate for benign mucoceles is 90 to 100%. The most fearful complication for both benign and malign mucoceles is pseudomixoma peritonei. Case report: A 57-year-old male patient presented with the chief complaint of transanal bleeding and anal pain associated with defecation. We performed a colonoscopy due to the patient´s age and observed a submucosal tumor of approximately 3cm located in the cecum at the level of the appendiceal orifice. Biopsies of the region affected by the tumor revealed normal colonic mucosa. A CT scan showed a 2cm lesion dependent of the cecum. A laparoscopic hand-assisted right colectomy with oncological technique and a side-to-side ileotransverse mechanical anastomosis was performed. The final pathology report revealed an appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma with extension to the cecum. No further surgical intervention or adjuvant therapy was recommended. Highlights A mucocele is a cystic luminal distention of the appendix caused by mucin. Mucoceles account for 0.2 to 0.4% of appendectomy specimens. Surgical treatment depends on the dimensions, histology, and clinical presentation. Open surgery was indicated, nevertheless the laparoscopic approach is now accepted. Pseudomixoma peritonei is the most fearful complication for mucoceles.

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Received: Mon 20, Aug 2018
Accepted: Thu 06, Sep 2018
Published: Mon 24, Sep 2018
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© 2023 Ricardo Balanz? . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2018.03.004