Sclerosing mesenteritis.
Sclerosing mesenteritis is a rare benign process involving mesenteric fat that has non-specific histology and imaging characteristics, which are critical to the diagnosis. It has two different pathological variants: mesenteric panniculitis (acute or subacute) and retractile mesenteritis (chronic). This case study illustrates the radiological findings of sclerosing mesenteritis, describes certain signs that suggest the diagnosis and reviews recent published literature.
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Department of Radiology, North-Western Adelaide Health Service, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. andrew_kong@hotmail.com
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D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed