Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Mesenteric Adenolymphitis Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain Stimulating Acute Appendicitis

A. Elbakouri

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

N. Fakhiri *

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Y. Eddaoudi

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

M. Bouali

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

K. El Hattabi

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

F. Z. Bensardi

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

A. Fadil

Visceral Surgical Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitary Hospital Center Ibn Rochd, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Mesenteric adenolymphitis is an inflammation of a part of the abdominal wall. It mainly affects children and can be of viral, bacterial or parasitic origin. Treatment is mainly symptomatic except in the case of bacterial origin where antibiotics must be used.also known as mesenteric adenitis, is an inflammation of the lymph nodes located in the mesentery, a fold of the abdominal peritoneum connecting the small intestine to the posterior wall of the abdomen.is common, typical of young adults and children, in whom it is one of the main reasons for acute abdominal pain in emergency departments and one of the main diagnoses of confusion with appendicitis.she is a clinical entity, the symptoms of which are inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes, mainly in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhoea and fever are common.

Keywords: Mesenteric adenolymphitis, abdominal pain, acute appendicitis

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