title: [Mesenteric lipodystrophy].
abstract: Mesenteric lipodystrophy is a rare disorder characterized by either focal or diffuse thickening of the mesentery due to chronic inflammation and fibrosis. The etiology and pathogenesis is obscure. Roentgenologic findings help in differential diagnosis with other diseases but they rarely establish the diagnosis. This is made in most cases by laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Comarcal Santiago Apóstol, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Obelar Bernal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Solorzano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yarritu Villanueva
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aguilera Sanz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pácheco Blanco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008060:Lipodystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Lipodistrofia del mesenterio.