title: Sclerosing mesenteritis: A rare case of large bowel and rectum involvement.
abstract: Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is an uncommon non-neoplastic inflammatory process in the mesentery that is seen as a pseudotumour, usually involving the small-bowel mesentery and, less commonly, the mesentery of the large bowel. The disease has two well-established histological types: the acute or sub-acute form known as mesenteric panniculitis and the chronic form known as retractile or SM. Because SM lacks special clinical manifestation and typical signs, the possibility of misdiagnosis is very high. The correct diagnosis of SM depends on pathological examination. Here in, we report a case of a 41-year-old male patient with SM of the large bowel.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naser
authors.forename: Maamoun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dabeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011349:Proctitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy