Mucocele of the appendix associated with a carcinoid of the terminal ileum
Rakovich, G.; Larue, N.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 50(1): 66-67
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 17391621 Document Number: 609833
This is a report of a 47-year-old woman with an asymptomatic clinical presentation of appendiceal intussusception secondary to endometriosis. Initially discovered during routine colonoscopy as a submucosal mass, it was ultimately diagnosed after surgical resection by pathology findings. The theories regarding the pathogenesis of appendiceal intussusception are reviewed and discussed here.