Urbano-Ruiz A, Soares J M, Rossi A G Z, Louback R M, Hummel F V, Baracat E C
Brazilian College of Surgeons, Dr. Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho Cancer Institute and Pérola Byington Hospital, Brazil.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2011;32(6):672-3.
To describe a rare case of mucocele of the appendix that simulated a cystic image by pelvic ultrasound (US).
A patient with pelvic pain for two months and cystic image on the right ovary by US. After laparoscopy, the image showed a mucocele of the appendix. The patient underwent right colectomy.
Mucocele may be a cause of pelvic pain and may simulate a cystic image on the right adnexa.
