Extraluminal rectal mucocele resulting from bowel sequestration at the anastomotic site after sigmoidectomy

Either the cyst has to be resected or the sclerosing agents have to be used to destroy the mucosal lining. Because these cysts carry a potential risk of infection, pressure effects resulting from massive enlargement, and rupture leading to pseudomyxoma peritonei formation, they require early interve...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2010-01, Vol.76 (1), p.107-108
Hauptverfasser: Subhas, Gokulakkrishna, Balaraman, Saravana, Mittal, Vijay K, Pearlman, Ralph
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Either the cyst has to be resected or the sclerosing agents have to be used to destroy the mucosal lining. Because these cysts carry a potential risk of infection, pressure effects resulting from massive enlargement, and rupture leading to pseudomyxoma peritonei formation, they require early intervention.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481007600121