title: [Mesenteric panniculitis associated with acute pancreatitis: about a case].
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis is a nonspecific inflammation involving the mesentery. Its clinical presentation is variable depending on the stage of the disease. Clinical signs are usually pain but half of the patients remain asymptomatic. Palpable abdominal mass, weight loss, nausea and vomiting. There may be an inflammatory syndrome of variable intensity. Panniculitis is suspected based on scan showing hyperdense mesentery with adhesions to adjacent organs. Histologically there is adipocyte degeneration causing foreign body reaction and appear lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory lesions. We report a new case of mesenteric panniculitis associated with acute pancreatitis.
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Hedfi
authors: H
authors: Mohamed
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Charfi
authors: C
authors: Mehdi
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Messaoudi
authors: M
authors: Ikram
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Moussa
authors: M
authors: Myriam
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Bouhawala
authors: B
authors: Habib
authors: Service de Chirurgie Générale Hôpital Des FSI La Marsa, Tunisie.
authors: Chouchene
authors: C
authors: Adnene
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Mesenteric panniculitis; acute pancreatitis; loss of weight