title: Giant mesenteric fibromatosis: Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Mesenteric fibromatosis poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This paper presents a 35-year-old female complaining of vague abdominal pain of 2 mo duration. Her computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pelvi-abdominal heterogenous mass with significant displacement of the small bowel and urinary bladder. She underwent surgical excision of the mass with resection and anastomosis of the involved loop of the small intestine. Histological examination confirmed mesenteric fibromatosis without infiltration of the bowel. The patient remained well during the 6 mo follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Mohammed Khalid Mirza Gari, Amir Mounir Hussein, Moustafa Mahmoud Nafady Hego, Department of Surgery, Imam Abdulrehman Bin Faisal Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs, Dammam 31412, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Khalid Mirza
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gari
authors.forename: Salman Yousuf
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Guraya
authors.forename: Amir Mounir
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Moustafa Mahmoud Nafady
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hego