Appendiceal mucocele formation can be induced by mechanical obstruction due to various reasons; In very rare cases, mucosal prolapse of the appendix also cause mucocele. We first present case a 38-year-old woman who was diagnosed with appendiceal associated prolapse. The lesion found colonoscopy and treated surgically. On examining specimen, it revealed dilated lumen containing mucinous fluid a...

Mucocele is a common benign lesion in the oral cavity. It caused by excess of mucous secretion as result injury and lip biting habits or any abnormalities minor salivary glands. Mucoceles are generally painless but can cause discomfort to patients while eating speaking. mainly diagnosed with help clinical features. Very few mucoceles resolve without treatment, majority surgically removed. The r...

Mucoceles of the sphenoid sinus are rare and may frequently remain undiagnosed until symptoms due to compression of surrounding structures set in. In such cases, the optic nerve, because of its close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, is at risk, and pressure exerted by the mucocele may result in visual impairment. A case of a sphenoid sinus mucocele with sudden-onset unilateral blindness as the ...

Surgery is the treatment of choice, and should be done early as tumor cannot be ruled out as the causative factor for the mucocele. Pre-operative diagnosis is important, to avoid unintended rupture and the development of pseudomyxoma peritonei during surgery. Laparoscopic resection has been used with good results.4,7 However, laparoscopic dissection, grasping of the appendix specimen, pneumoper...

A male patient aged 37 years with a history of cranioencephalic trauma 21 years ago, reports a left frontal tumor beginning 4 months ago. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion suggesting mucocele (Figure 1). The patient underwent endoscopic bilateral frontal ethmoid sinusectomy. The option was made for external left frontal ethmoidectomy due to intense bone sclerosis in the frontal reces...

An appendiceal mucocele (AM) is a rare tumorous condition of the appendix. Many patients with AM are admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain or discomfort, and many cases are found incidentally. Although the rate of complications in patients with AM is very low, if left untreated, a mucocele may rupture and produce a potentially fatal entity known as pseudomyxoma peritonei. In this paper, ...

Torsion of a mucocele of the vermiform appendix is an extremely rare condition and also a rare cause of an acute abdomen with a clinical presentation that is indistinguishable from acute appendicitis, and thus, the condition is diagnosed during operation. Here, the authors describe the case of a 78-year-old female, who presented with intermittent abdominal pain. The appendix had a pelvic positi...

Biliary mucoceles after deceased donor liver transplantation are a rarity, and mucoceles mimicking a gallbladder from the recipient remnant cystic duct have not been described until this case. We describe a 48-year-old male who presented with right upper quadrant pain and was found to have a recipient cystic duct mucocele 3 mo after receiving a deceased donor liver transplant. We describe the c...

A rare case of mucocele associated with improper feeding habit has been presented. An eight-month old male child presented with swelling in lower lip which was noticed by his mother a week earlier. A thorough clinical examination and history taking gave a diagnosis of mucocele resulting from improper use of feeding bottle. This case highlights and discusses the history, the clinical along with ...

Mucocele of the appendix is an uncommon disorder that is often asymptomatic, but can present similarly to acute appendicitis. Timely diagnosis and treatment is imperative due to the many complications that can result from the mucocele, such as perforation. Appendiceal mucoceles (AM) were previously thought to be either benign or malignant; however, a different pathological classification of AM ...