[Retractile mesenteritis: case report].
The Authors report a case al retractile mesenteritis. The disease is a chronic inflammation of the mesentery with the developement of fibrosis. The mesenteritis is a benign disease and sometimes it is related to urogenital neoplasm. The CT fìndings of mesenteritis are non specific and often is necessary a laparotomic or laparoscopic biopsy. The therapy in uncomplicated cases is steroid treatment.
Guglielminetti
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D
Unità Operativa Semplice di Chirurgia Gastroenterologica.
Guerra
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E
Minguzzi
M T
MT
Zanzi
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F
Poddie
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