Intussusception of the appendix secondary to mucinous cystadenoma.

Intussusception of the appendix vermiformis in adults is an unusual entity. We present a 52-year-old male patient with intussusception of the appendix due to a mucinous cystadenoma, and discuss the clinical features, preoperative diagnosis, classification and therapy of this condition together with a review of the literature. Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel