title: [Mesenteric panniculitis].
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis is a condition characterized by chronic nonspecific inflammation of the mesentery. There is little and often confusing information about its characteristics and the approach to take once it has been demonstrated by an imaging test. We propose to describe the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological and pathological features of the patients with mesenteric panniculitis reported in the literature, as well as possible disorders causal or associated with mesenteric panniculitis, in the opinion of the authors of each study. Finally, we will review the different therapeutic options used and the response to them. To that end a literature search was performed from the main medical databases selecting ítems with information on these aspects. This information was collected on a database stored in SPSS software for further analysis and summary.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Vithas Xanit Internacional, Benalmádena, Málaga, España. Electronic address: m_mar_@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María Del Mar
authors.initials: Mdel M
authors.lastname: Ayala Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Regional de Málaga, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Ramón Garrido
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Mesenteric panniculitis; Mesenteritis retráctil peritoneal; Paniculitis mesentérica; Peritoneal retractile mesenteritis