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This case study describes a 61-year-old patient who had previously undergone sigmoid polypectomy. A follow-up colonoscopy revealed a polyp prolapsing into the colonic lumen through the base of the appendix. A laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy was performed, in which the cecum was exteriorized through the trocar hole so that a wide excision of the base could be performed. Fifty-eight polyps were observed in the appendix, but the base was free of polyps. Histologic studies reveal well-differentiated villous adenomatous polyposes. The patient was symptom free four years after surgery.
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Denoel, C., Legrand, MJ., Heymans, O. et al. Isolated adenomatous polyposis of the appendix. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 1709–1710 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234395
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