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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2022; 14(12): 1432-1437
Published online Dec 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i12.1432
Published online Dec 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i12.1432
Acute appendicitis in the short term following radical total gastrectomy misdiagnosed as duodenal stump leakage: A case report
Jun Ma, Chao-Ping Zhou, Xiang Miao, Ya-Ming Zhang, Department of General Surgery, Anqing Municipal Hospital, Anqing 246000, Anhui Province, China
Zhen-Ping Zha, Department of Vascular Surgery, Anqing Municipal Hospital, Anqing 246000, Anhui Province, China
Shu-Qiang Duan, Department of Pathology, Anqing Municipal Hospital, Anqing 246000, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Ma J wrote and edited the original draft; Duan SQ and Miao X contributed to data collection and analysis; Zhou CP and Zha ZP reviewed the literature; Zhang YM reviewed and approved the final manuscript; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Ya-Ming Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of General Surgery, Anqing Municipal Hospital, No. 352 Ren-Ming Road, Anqing 246000, Anhui Province, China. zhangyaming2014@163.com
Received: September 15, 2022
Peer-review started: September 15, 2022
First decision: October 21, 2022
Revised: October 28, 2022
Accepted: November 22, 2022
Article in press: November 22, 2022
Published online: December 27, 2022
Processing time: 103 Days and 7.3 Hours
Peer-review started: September 15, 2022
First decision: October 21, 2022
Revised: October 28, 2022
Accepted: November 22, 2022
Article in press: November 22, 2022
Published online: December 27, 2022
Processing time: 103 Days and 7.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Common forms of abdominal inflammation occurring after radical gastrectomy are cholecystitis and pancreatitis, of which cholecystitis has the highest incidence. In contrast, the incidence of appendicitis in the short term after radical gastrectomy is rare and has not been reported before. Herein, we present a case of acute appendicitis in the short term following radical total gastrectomy. We suggest that acute appendicitis in the short term after gastric cancer surgery needs to be differentiated from duodenal stump leakage and that early diagnosis and surgery are the most important means of treatment.