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Intricacies In The Surgical Management Of Appendiceal Mucinous Cystadenoma: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature., Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rashida Ahmed, Taimur Saleem

Rashida Ahmed

Introduction:Mucinous cystadenoma is a type of mucocele of the appendix that is rarely encountered in clinical practice. Dogmatic consensus on the optimal surgical modus operandi of appendicular mucocele is lacking in the literature and this remains a subject of controversy. There is little agreement with regard to the best procedure (right hemicolectomy versus appendectomy) or the best surgical approach (laparoscopic versus laparotomy). Case Presentation: We report the case of a 70-year-old Asian woman from Karachi who presented with pain in the right iliac fossa for 15 days. On physical examination, a mobile and firm mass was palpable in the right …