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ArticleCureus2025

Appendiceal Mucocele in Amyand's Hernia: A Case Report.

Sergio G Moreno Hernandez, Daniel Nazario Cruz, Luis Cruz Benitez, Rosa Martha Morales López, Arath A Zamarripa Olmedo, Pedro J Curi-Curi, Omar E Esteban-Valencia

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sergio G Moreno HernandezSurgery, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.
Daniel Nazario CruzGeneral Surgery, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.
Luis Cruz BenitezSurgery, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, MEX.
Rosa Martha Morales LópezPathology, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.
Arath A Zamarripa OlmedoInvestigation, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.
Pedro J Curi-CuriSurgery, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.
Omar E Esteban-ValenciaInvestigation, Hospital Regional De Alta Especialidad De Ixtapaluca, Ixtapaluca, MEX.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of a 78-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and a right groin mass. Imaging revealed an inguinoscrotal hernia involving part of the large intestine, leading to anatomical distortion. Intraoperatively, an appendix with mucinous dilation was discovered and resected; histopathology confirmed an appendiceal mucocele (AM). This rare combination presents diagnostic challenges and requires prompt surgical intervention to prevent complications such as pseudomyxoma peritonei.

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amyand's herniaappendiceal mucoceleappendicitishistopathologyperitoneal pseudomyxioma

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PMID40827167
PMCPMC12357962

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