Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2021; 9(36): 11400-11405
Published online Dec 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i36.11400
Acute appendicitis complicated by mesenteric vein thrombosis: A case report
Fan Yang, Xiao-Chao Guo, Xiao-Long Rao, Lie Sun, Ling Xu
Fan Yang, Lie Sun, Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, Beijing Province, China
Xiao-Chao Guo, Department of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, Beijing Province, China
Xiao-Long Rao, Endoscopy Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, Beijing Province, China
Ling Xu, Breast Disease Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, Beijing Province, China
Author contributions: Yang F drafted the initial manuscript, revised the final manuscript as submitted, and collected clinical data; Guo XC provided the image data and the description of them; Rao XL contributed to the image finding; Xu L was involved in revising and polishing the text; and Sun L took responsibility for the paper as a whole and help collect the patient's data.
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Corresponding author: Lie Sun, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Surgeon, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany, Baden 89081 Ulm, Germany. sunliemd@126.com
Received: June 13, 2021
Peer-review started: June 13, 2021
First decision: June 25, 2021
Revised: June 29, 2021
Accepted: November 15, 2021
Article in press: November 15, 2021
Published online: December 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The article presents an uncommon clinical case of mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) complicated by acute appendicitis in a patient with no obvious risk factors for thrombosis. The patient was diagnosed correctly at an early stage and finally recovered after receiving anticoagulation and antibiotics. MVT is rare and difficult to recognize when it occurs with other acute abdominal diseases. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography is vital to its diagnosis. Therefore, clinicians should fully consider the possibility of this disease when treating patients with acute abdominal diseases and use appropriate diagnostic tests.