title: Treatment of sclerosing mesenteritis with corticosteroids and azathioprine.
abstract: Sclerosing (idiopathic) mesenteritis is a rare disease that may present with abdominal pain or bowel obstruction. A 21-year-old man was diagnosed with sclerosing mesenteritis, and treated with a partial ileal resection and defunctioning ileostomy. He was subsequently started on corticosteroids and azathioprine. Five months later, at the time of ileostomy reversal, he was disease-free. The diagnosis and management of this disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Peter Lougheed Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Coderre
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nayak
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012598:Sclerosis
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone