El Hassani Moulay El Mehdi, Benali Saad and Jaouad Kouach.
Appendiceal mucocele is rare, observed on 0.2 to 0.6% of appendicectomy peaces. Average age is about 50 to 60-year-old with female predominance. Causes of appendiceal mucocele are multipe. Histologically, lesions are limited to mucosa. Treatment is based on surgery by classical appendicectomy with eviction of cellular dissemination. Prognosis of benign cases is excellent after complete resection with 5 years survival of approximately 100%.
We report the case of a 54-year-old woman, menopaused, presenting isolated chronical pelvic pain and after all investigations, the disgnosis was found during the intervention and histopathological examination had confirmed appendiceal mucocele
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