title: Partial obstruction of the small bowel caused by retractile mesenteritis.
abstract: A 47-year-old man presented with incomplete obstruction of the small bowel of obscure etiology. Laparotomy revealed a localized, nonencapsulated, indurated nodular mass in the mesentery, with secondary kinking of a short segment of the proximal ileum. Pathologic study showed focal chronic ischemic ileitis caused by retractile mesenteritis (nonspecific sclerosing panniculitis) confined to the mesentery.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007079:Ileitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007249:Inflammation; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged