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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Published on: July 21, 2023
A case of mesenteric venous thrombosis complicating appendiceal diverticulitis
Jun Ichikawa1, Kosuke Toda2, Haruku Fujita3
1Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, 5-4-30 Moriyama, Moriyamashi, Shiga, 524-8524, Moriyama City, Japan. kpumhand17@gmail.com.
Background:
Mesenteric venous thrombosis (MVT) and appendiceal diverticulitis are rare diseases. There has been no previous report on MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis. Herein, we report the first case of MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis.
Case Presentation:
A 70-year-old male patient with right lower abdominal pain presented to our hospital. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) suggested MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis. Initially, we started conservative treatment with antibacterial drugs, but on the 2nd hospital day his general condition deteriorated due to sepsis that seemed to be caused by appendiceal diverticulitis. Therefore, we performed laparoscopic appendectomy. Histopathological findings of the specimen showed appendiceal diverticulitis. After the operation, he gradually improved. He was discharged on the 30th hospital day.
Conclusions:
We report a successfully treated case of MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis by surgical intervention. This is the first case of MVT complicating appendiceal diverticulitis.
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