Female pelvic pain: a case report of mucocele of the appendix
Urbano-Ruiz, A.; Soares, J.M.; Rossi, A.G.Z.; Louback, R.M.; Hummel, F.V.; Baracat, E.C.
European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 32(6): 672-673
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-2936 PMID: 22335033 Document Number: 654118
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.