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Case Report

Mucocele of the Appendix in a 77-Year-Old Man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias Syndrome

by
Hanen Loukil
,
Faten Frikha
*,
Mouna Snoussi
and
Zouhir Bahloul
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Gastroenterol. Insights 2016, 7(1), 6169; https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6169
Submission received: 7 March 2016 / Published: 19 August 2016

Abstract

Mucocele is an uncommon pathology of the vermiform appendix estimated to be seen in 0.2-0.3%. The term mucocele means dilation of the appendix due to mucus, caused either by a benign or a malignant process. Herein, we report the case of a 77-year-old man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias syndrome, a limited form of Scleroderma, who had presented an abdominal cyclical pain and in which abdominopelvic computed tomography scan concluded to the diagnosis of appendiceal mucocele. Surgery and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of mucinous cystadenoma. This association appendiceal mucocele and scleoderma has not been previously reported. The clinical and radiological features of this unusual complication are reviewed.
Keywords: Mucocele; appendix; Scleroderma; CREST syndrome Mucocele; appendix; Scleroderma; CREST syndrome

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Loukil, H.; Frikha, F.; Snoussi, M.; Bahloul, Z. Mucocele of the Appendix in a 77-Year-Old Man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias Syndrome. Gastroenterol. Insights 2016, 7, 6169. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6169

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Loukil H, Frikha F, Snoussi M, Bahloul Z. Mucocele of the Appendix in a 77-Year-Old Man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias Syndrome. Gastroenterology Insights. 2016; 7(1):6169. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6169

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Loukil, Hanen, Faten Frikha, Mouna Snoussi, and Zouhir Bahloul. 2016. "Mucocele of the Appendix in a 77-Year-Old Man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias Syndrome" Gastroenterology Insights 7, no. 1: 6169. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6169

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Loukil, H., Frikha, F., Snoussi, M., & Bahloul, Z. (2016). Mucocele of the Appendix in a 77-Year-Old Man with Calcinosis, Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Esophageal Dysfunction, Sclerodactyly and Telangiectasias Syndrome. Gastroenterology Insights, 7(1), 6169. https://doi.org/10.4081/gi.2016.6169

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