CT appearance of mesenteric saponification.
Although saponification of the pancreas is a frequent finding on computed tomography, saponification of extrapancreatic mesenteric sites has not been previously recognized. A case is presented of acute pancreatitis in which serial scans over a four-year period documented calcifications in old extrapancreatic phlegmons. Saponification from pancreatitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mesenteric calcifications.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Louisville, Humana Hospital, Kentucky 40292.
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed