Mesenteric panniculitis: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Also known as "sclerosing mesenteritis" | *Also known as "sclerosing mesenteritis" | ||
*A rare, benign, and chronic fibrosing inflammatory disease that affects the adipose tissue of the mesentery (of the small intestine and colon)<ref>Issa I and Baydoun H. Mesenteric panniculitis: Various presentations and treatment regimens. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug 14; 15(30): 3827–3830.</ref> | |||
*Specific cause is unknown)<ref>Issa I and Baydoun H. Mesenteric panniculitis: Various presentations and treatment regimens. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug 14; 15(30): 3827–3830.</ref> | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 27 June 2017
Background
- Also known as "sclerosing mesenteritis"
- A rare, benign, and chronic fibrosing inflammatory disease that affects the adipose tissue of the mesentery (of the small intestine and colon)[1]
- Specific cause is unknown)[2]
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Evaluation
- Regional increase in mesenteric fat density on abdominal CT (i.e. “misty mesentery”)