Mucocele
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| J34.1 | Cyst or mucocele of the nose and sinus |
| H04.4 | Lacrimal mucocele |
| K11.6 | Mucocele of the salivary glands |
| K82.1 | Gallbladder mucocele |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
A mucocele is an accumulation ( -cele ) of mucus ( lat. Mucus) in a cavity (mostly paranasal sinuses ) due to an obstruction of the flow of mucus due to the closure of the duct.
Emergence
The scarred or bony occlusion occurs most frequently after an operation or trauma , less often after sinusitis or a tumor , but it can also arise spontaneously; this leads to a build-up of secretion and cyst formation .
In the case of mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses, the result is a breakdown of the bony walls with protrusion of the mucocele in the area of the nose and eye socket . Large mucoceles of the frontal sinus and ethmoid bone can lead to exophthalmos , press the eyeball and limit its mobility.
A mucocele in the appendix vermiformis (in the "appendix") causes abdominal surgery problems .
literature
- Maria Schmutz: On the etiology, genesis and therapy of mucoceles of the maxillary sinus . Diss. Univ. Tuebingen 1981.
- V. Quiel, H.-F. Holzwarth, M. Letzel: Mucocele of the appendix vermiformis . Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie 122 (2000), pp. 525-527.
- PA Dimopoulos: Mucocele of the appendix . RöFo 141 (2008), pp. 359-361.
- The Sinus Mucocele - An X-ray Diagnostic Problem? RöFo 117 (2009), pp. 642-647.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pschyrembel, ISBN 3-11-007018-9
