Ilbeigi Pedram, Lombardo Salvatore, Sadeghi-Nejad Hossein
Department of Surgery, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07601, USA.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2005;37(3):505-6. doi: 10.1007/s11255-005-0917-6.
We report a case involving a 55-year-old healthy man that presented with urinary retention and a lower abdominal mass. His evaluation revealed a large mucocele arising from the appendix that caused severe bilateral ureteral obstruction and renal failure. Appendiceal mucoceles are rare and insidious entities that can present with urologic manifestation. Despite their rarity, this case highlights the importance of including mucoceles in the differential diagnosis in cases involving ureteral obstruction caused by external compression.
我们报告了一例病例,患者为一名55岁的健康男性,表现为尿潴留和下腹部肿块。他的检查发现一个源于阑尾的巨大黏液囊肿,导致双侧输尿管严重梗阻和肾衰竭。阑尾黏液囊肿是罕见且隐匿的疾病,可表现出泌尿系统症状。尽管它们很罕见,但该病例凸显了在由外部压迫导致输尿管梗阻的病例中,将黏液囊肿纳入鉴别诊断的重要性。