title: Retractile mesenteritis: to treat or not to treat.
abstract: Retractile mesenteritis is a rare entity characterized by an inflammatory process of the mesenteric adipose tissue. The disease usually presents with abdominal pain or a palpable abdominal mass. In the majority of cases, the disease is self-limiting and the prognosis is favorable. In this paper we describe a patient who presented with a 7 x 8 cm mass in the left upper abdomen, nausea and pain in the lower back. Symptomatic treatment was given with good result. The literature on different therapeutic intervention is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital, Enschede, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Koornstra
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: van Olffen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Noort
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D009325:Nausea / Q000503:physiopathology; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin