An unusual presentation of sclerosing mesenteritis as pneumoperitoneum: case report with a review of the literature.
Sclerosing mesenteritis is a rare condition that involves the small or large bowel mesentery. An unusual presentation of this condition, which led to difficult preoperative assessment and diagnosis, is described. This report is followed by a comprehensive review of the literature.
Chawla
Sumita
S
Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Yalamarthi
Satheesh
S
Shaikh
Irshad A
IA
Tagore
Veena
V
Skaife
Paul
P
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis*