Table 1 Findings and treatment in reported cases of torsion of appendiceal mucoceles with pre-operative imaging studies
Age/gender | Modality | Imaging finding | Treatment | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
34/F | US/MRI | Thin walled appendiceal cyst on US Fluid-filled, tubular appendiceal cyst with slight wall-thickening, mesentery edema and abrupt tapering of the baseof the mucocele on MRI | Laparoscopic appendectomy | Present |
78/F | CT | Well encapsulated mass of unknown origin with intraluminal gas and slight calcifications | Open appendectomy | [10] |
28/F | CT | Cystic thin-walled lesion with suspected ovarian cyst rupture | Laparoscopic appendectomy | [8] |
34/M | CT | Appendiceal fluid filled cyst without contrast enhancement | Open appendectomy | [11] |
59/M | CT | Dilated fluid-filled appendix negative for oral contrast, abrupt luminal tapering and whorled mesentery | Open appendectomy | [12] |
79/M | US | Cystic appendiceal mass with target- like appearance | Open appendectomy | [13] |
32/pregnant | US | Cystic lesion with internal echoes of unknown origin | Cesarean section and appendectomy | [14] |