title: CT features of mesenteric panniculitis.
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is an inflammatory process of the mesenteric fat associated with a variable amount of fibrosis. We present the CT findings in four patients with MP. In three patients CT showed a fatty mass in the root of the mesentery and surrounding the mesenteric vessels without distorting them. The fourth patient presented an unusual form of MP with radiologically visible calcifications. Diagnosis was suggested preoperatively in two cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnostico y Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Inaraja
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olazabal
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Castilla
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007459:Iodized Oil; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010201:Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007459:Iodized Oil