title: [Successfully treated case of postoperative mesenteric panniculitis].
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis can develop in every patient after abdominal surgery. The clinical and pathological signs are usually vague, so different therapeutic approaches are recommended at various stages of the disease. While some authors suggest that these stages are different manifestations of the the same disease, others claim that the various stages represent the progression of a single entity. We report a case of a 65 year-old male patient with mesenteric panniculitis and fibrosis, which developed after laparoscopic sigmoid resection first, and required a Hartmann's procedure finally. The disease developed once again after the elective reconstruction of the colon. This time surgical intervention was not possible and he was treated conservatively with intravenous steroids, antibiotics, parenteral nutrition and continuous nasogastric tube. The patient gradually recovered in three weeks time. We report this successful treatment, and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, II sz Sebészeti Klinika, Budapest, Hungary. bgabor@kut.sote.hu
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bognár
authors.forename: Bence
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Forgács
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: István
authors.forename: Bíborka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bereczky
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berczi
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ledniczky
authors.forename: Pál
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ondrejka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome