It’s safe to say appendicits is a much more well-known condition than mesenteric adenitis. It’s also a much more serious condition than the latter, but it can be easy to confuse one condition for the other. Read on to learn more about them from our AFC Urgent Care Cleveland team. What Is Mesenteric Adenitis? Mesenteric adenitis (also known as mesenteric lymphadenitis) is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the abdomen. It is ...