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DB11.6 category

Mucocele of appendix

Definition

Mucocele of the appendix is a cystic, dilated appendix filled with mucin. Simple mucocele is not a neoplasm and results from chronic obstruction of the proximal lumen, usually by fibrous tissue.

Also indexed as

Mucocele of appendixappendiceal mucoceleappendicular mucocele

Nearby in Certain specified diseases of appendix