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Mucocele of the appendix: Two cases with atypical ultrasonographic features |
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Sun Hee Kim, M.D., Moo Sng Kang, M.D., |
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Maryknoll Hospital |
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Mucocele of the appendix is a descriptive term of an abnormal mucus accumulation within the lument.Ultrasonographic findings are a cystic lesion with good through-transmission, the variable internal echogenicity,and calcification of its wall. We report two cases of mucocele of the appendix presenting as a heterogenoushypoechoic mass. |
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Keyword : Appendix, mucocele, Appendixs, US studies |
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