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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2026; 18(9): 122761
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.122761
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.122761
Essential thrombocythemia presenting as localized hemorrhage and mucosal necrosis of transverse colon: A case report
Ji-Kui Ge, Department of General Surgery, Daye People’s Hospital, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435100, Hubei Province, China
Hong-Bo Tian, Department of General Surgery and Anorectal Surgery, Xianfeng County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Enshi 445000, Hubei Province, China
Hong-Bo Zou, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Deyang People’s Hospital, Deyang 618000, Sichuan Province, China
Le-Ya He, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Ge JK followed up the patient and wrote the manuscript; Tian HB and Zou HB contributed to the critical review of the manuscript; He LY diagnosed and treated the patient and organized the clinical data; and all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Le-Ya He, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430000, Hubei Province, China. heleya@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
Received: April 30, 2026
Revised: June 17, 2026
Accepted: July 9, 2026
Published online: September 27, 2026
Processing time: 136 Days and 18.6 Hours
Revised: June 17, 2026
Accepted: July 9, 2026
Published online: September 27, 2026
Processing time: 136 Days and 18.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Most patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) are asymptomatic, and colonic hemorrhage, edema and mucosal necrosis are extremely rare. We report a 60-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain, hematochezia and peritonitis, who underwent emergency colectomy. After operation, peritonitis improved with a sustained decline in inflammatory markers. ET was confirmed by JAK2 V617F mutation, and the patient had a good recovery after hydroxyurea treatment and follow-up. Timely surgical intervention is critical in treatment of ET with acute abdomen.