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ALVIN L. WATNE, M.D.; ERNESTO TREVINO, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1962;84(5):516-524.

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Mucocele of the appendix was recognized by Rokitansky¹ in 1842, and was described by Virchow in 1863.² Feré applied the name "mucocele" in 1877.³ In 1916 Dodge⁴ found only 142 cases of mucocele reported in the literature, and in 1928 Weaver⁵ added 26 cases, including 2 of his own. Mucocele of the appendix has remained a relatively infrequent disease, occurring in from 0.2%⁶ to 1.5%⁷ of autopsies. Jirka and Scuderi⁸ found an incidence of 0.23% of mucoceles in appendectomies, as compared to an incidence of only 0.043% in an almost equal number of autopsy specimens, indicating that the symptoms are severe enough to lead to operation in these patients. Latimer⁹ believed that the symptoms of mucocele are frequently severe enough to cause removal of the appendix, although a preoperative diagnosis was a rarity. He credited Vorhaus¹⁰ and Maydl¹¹ with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
BUFFALO

From the Department of Surgery, Roswell Memorial Institute, Buffalo.

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Submitted for publication June 26, 1961.

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