mucocele

[mu´ko-sēl]

1. dilation of a cavity with accumulated mucous secretion.

2. a mucous polyp.

mu·co·cele

(myū'kō-sēl),

1. Synonym(s): mucous cyst

2. A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, or other site.

[muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia]

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mucocele

ENT Mucus retention cyst, see there.

mu·co·cele

(myū'kō-sēl)

A retention cyst of a salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder. Most common site is the lower lip lateral to the midline.

[muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia]

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mucocele

An abnormal enlargement of a cavity, such as the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal sac is blocked (or obstructed). The obstruction may occur as a result of infection, allergy, trauma or tumour, or it may cause the infection as is often the case with dacryocystitis. The patient may present with epiphora, eyelid or periorbital swelling, proptosis but rarely pain unless there is an infection. Treatment involves removal of the mucocele and perhaps construction of a new drainage channel.

mu·co·cele

(myū'kō-sēl)

A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, and other sites.

[muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia]

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Protrusion of postoperative maxillary sinus mucocele into the orbit: Case reports.

Clinical presentation and treatment of primary and secondary paranasal mucoceles

An elliptical incision was made along the edges of swollen area and mucocele was exposed by blunt dissection.

Surgical removal of mucocele in a dog

Histologically the mucocele is divided into two categories, mucous extravasation mucocele and mucous retention mucocele.

A SPECTRUM OF ORAL MUCOCELES: HISTOPATHOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Mucoceles were rare entities and affect women four times as often as men and peak age of incidence was usually after 50 years.

SPECTRUM OF APPENDICEAL LESIONS IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

Diffusion restriction is characteristic and helpful for distinguishing from mucocele (9).

Common Benign Conditions of the Petrous Apex in the Pediatric Population

One of the most threatening scenarios after FESS is mucocele development because of the associated visual and neurologic risks.

Mucocele development after endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyposis: A long-term analysis

Appendiceal mucocele. Contraindication to laparoscopic appendectomy.

Apendiks Mukoselinin Eslik Ettigi Aymand Hernisi/Amyand's Hernia Accompanied by Appendix Mucocele

Ferrie JC, Klossek JM, "Mucocele of the sphenoid sinus," J NEURo 2003; 30(1): 219-23.

EXTENDED APPLICATION OF FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY

Bilateral consecutive blindness due to sphenoid sinus mucocele with unilateral partial recovery.

Sphenoid mucocoele--an unusual cause for headaches in a teenage boy

SCH has been diagnosed as various entities including mucocele, hemangioma, pyogenic granuloma, synovial sarcoma, and enchondroma (Table 1) [1-12].

Spindle Cell Hemangioma in the Mucosa of the Upper Lip: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

There was a tubular cystic structure in the right flank with inferior tip at the same site of previously inflamed appendix stump base which could represent mucocele of the appendix stump (Figure 1).

Renal Colic: A Red Herring for Mucocele of the Appendiceal Stump