Intraabdominal panniculitis. Report of three cases and review of the literature.
Intraabdominal panniculitis is a rare, benign idiopathic disorder of the mesentery. Patients usually present with abdominal pain and a palpable mass. The cross-sectional imaging findings are characteristic and consist of a fibrofatty central mesenteric mass lesion encapsulating the mesenteric vessels with displacement of the bowel loops, that can suggest the diagnosis. Imaging is also important to establish a definitive diagnosis by an image-guided percutaneous biopsy, assess extent of the disease for selection of appropriate therapy, exclude associated abnormalities namely malignancies, and for follow-up.
Hammoud
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, AUB-MC, Beirut, Lebanon. rad@aub.edu.lb
Khoury
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Rouhana
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Abou Sleiman
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Haddad
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed