title: Regional enteritis: the rubbery mesentery.
abstract: The classical features of regional enteritis--a thickened edematous mesentery and edema of the submucosa--have been demonstrated by computed tomography. Future experience may confirm its value in separating inflammatory and neoplastic diseases of the small bowel.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed