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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2023

The diagnostic dilemma: Giant Mucocele of the appendix-challenging conventional thinking.

Paola Solis-Pazmino, Cynthia Cedillo, Augusta Avila, Luis Henrique Saldanha, Vitor Doncatto, Mohamed Hamaoui

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paola Solis-PazminoSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Cynthia CedilloSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Augusta AvilaSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Luis Henrique SaldanhaSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Vitor DoncattoSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Mohamed HamaouiSurgery Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre (SCMPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Marília · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article reports on a 76-year-old male patient diagnosed with a mucocele of the appendix. A mucocele of the appendix is a benign fluid-filled swelling caused by the accumulation of mucus in the appendix due to a blockage in its discharge route. The patient presented with symptoms of chronic constipation and rectal tenesmus and was diagnosed through physical examination, imaging studies and laboratory tests. The patient underwent an open ileocolectomy procedure to remove the affected appendix. The results of the histopathological analysis showed a confined low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm. The overall survival rate after surgery for mucocele of the appendix is excellent, with a low recurrence rate.

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appendicitisappendixileocolectomymucoceleneoplasm

Identifiers

PMID37064069
PMCPMC10097553
OpenAlexW4366083598

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