title: Primary (retractile) mesenteritis in a child.
abstract: We report a case of primary retractile mesenteritis presenting as acute abdominal pain requiring surgery in a 3-year-old boy. At laparotomy, a hemoperitoneum was discovered and the diagnosis of primary mesenteritis was made with the aid of frozen section biopsy of the small bowel mesentery. No resection was necessary, and he made an uneventful recovery and remains well on follow-up.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors: C F
authors: CF
authors: Davis
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Guzzetta
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Patterson
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology*