Title: A Review of 17 Cases of Mesenteric Panniculitis in Zhengzhou Ninth People's Hospital
in China
Version: 5 Date: 25 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Eli D. Ehrenpreis
Reviewer's report:
Please remove this part of the discussion. This information is controversial and has not been
fully assessed.  For example, sometimes MP is found incidentally and has essentially no
symptoms. Treating a patient like this with an immunosuppressant medication is incorrect,
although observation and followup are warranted.
"A multidisciplinary discussion is needed. If MP is not diagnosed timely, worst outcomes
and even death may occur in patients with acute abdominal complications such as intestinal
perforation, ischemia or obstruction[5, 30, 48-52].".
I would add a statement here such as "Because of the close association of mesenteric panniculitis
with malignancy, an initial evaluation that includes appropriate testing to rule out malignancies
is a critical part of patient care.
Title: A Review of 17 Cases of Mesenteric Panniculitis in Zhengzhou Ninth People's Hospital
in China
Version: 5 Date: 25 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Eli D. Ehrenpreis
Reviewer's report:
Please remove this part of the discussion. This information is controversial and has not been
fully assessed.  For example, sometimes MP is found incidentally and has essentially no
symptoms. Treating a patient like this with an immunosuppressant medication is incorrect,
although observation and followup are warranted.
"A multidisciplinary discussion is needed. If MP is not diagnosed timely, worst outcomes
and even death may occur in patients with acute abdominal complications such as intestinal
perforation, ischemia or obstruction[5, 30, 48-52].".
I would add a statement here such as "Because of the close association of mesenteric panniculitis
with malignancy, an initial evaluation that includes appropriate testing to rule out malignancies
is a critical part of patient care.
Please review this paper.
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Title: A Review of 17 Cases of Mesenteric Panniculitis in Zhengzhou Ninth People's Hospital
in China
Version: 5 Date: 25 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Eli D. Ehrenpreis
Reviewer's report:
Please remove this part of the discussion. This information is controversial and has not been
fully assessed.  For example, sometimes MP is found incidentally and has essentially no
symptoms. Treating a patient like this with an immunosuppressant medication is incorrect,
although observation and followup are warranted.
"A multidisciplinary discussion is needed. If MP is not diagnosed timely, worst outcomes
and even death may occur in patients with acute abdominal complications such as intestinal
perforation, ischemia or obstruction[5, 30, 48-52].".
I would add a statement here such as "Because of the close association of mesenteric panniculitis
with malignancy, an initial evaluation that includes appropriate testing to rule out malignancies
is a critical part of patient care.
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