title: Retractile mesenteritis in a 12-year-old girl: CT findings.
abstract: We report a pathologically proven case of retractile mesenteritis in a 12-year-old girl. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a large mass of fat density completely circumscribing the colon. Although the definitive diagnosis of retractile mesenteritis depends on histopathological findings, recognition of CT features is helpful in the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Higashi-Tokushukai Hospital, 3-21, E13, N33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo 065, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed