title: [Mesenteric ossification in CT indicates sclerosing peritonitis in chronic bacterial infection and pancreatitis].
abstract: Sclerosing peritonitis already has been described as a serious complication of the continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. But different other affections of the peritoneum such as chronic bacterial peritonitis and pancreatitis may result in sclerosing peritonitis, too. The symptom is characterised by thickened small bowel walls and peritoneal membranes as well as peritoneal calcifications which can be shown in computed tomography. We demonstrate two cases of peritoneal ossifications due to peritonitis and pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum Niederberg Velbert.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kickuth
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Esther Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kirchner
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003422:Critical Care; D018450:Disease Progression; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed