title: [A case of retractile mesenteritis of the ileocecum].
abstract: Retractile mesenteritis is a rare inflammatory mesenteric disorder with unknown etiology. We reported a resected case of mass-forming retractile mesenteritis. A 64-year-old man noticed a mass with mild tender in the right lower abdomen. Colonoscopy revealed no abnormal findings. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed a solitary tumor of the ileocecal mesentery. Ileocecal resection was performed. Pathological findings were inflammatory change of the mesentery with marked fibrosis. Final diagnosis was retractile mesenteritis. He is doing well for 26 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Tadataka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurachi
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kashiwabara
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Shohachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konno
mesh_terms: D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*