Mesenteric panniculitis : Case report and literature review

Mesenteric panniculitis is an extremely rare inflammatory condition of the adipose tissue of unknown etiology in which the mesentery is replaced with fibrosis. Knowledge of this rare syndrome should prevent any unwarranted aggressive therapy and help to use the clinical, radiological, and surgical s...

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Published inThe American surgeon Vol. 64; no. 8; pp. 768 - 771
Main Authors PARRA-DAVILA, E, MCKENNEY, M. G, SLEEMAN, D, HARTMANN, R, RAO, R. K, MCKENNEY, K, COMPTON, R. P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, GA Southeastern Surgical Congress 01.08.1998
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Abdomen
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Digestive system
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Literature reviews
Male
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Membranes
Other diseases. Semiology
Panniculitis, Peritoneal - diagnosis
Panniculitis, Peritoneal - surgery
Surgery
Human
Surgical biopsy
Ileostomy
Skin disease
Radiodiagnosis
Pathophysiology
Panniculitis
Male
Mesentery
Case study
Symptomatology
Treatment
Exeresis
Abdominal disease
Surgery
Medical imagery
Adult
Computerized axial tomography
Adipose tissue disorders
Diagnosis
Bibliographic review
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Summary:Mesenteric panniculitis is an extremely rare inflammatory condition of the adipose tissue of unknown etiology in which the mesentery is replaced with fibrosis. Knowledge of this rare syndrome should prevent any unwarranted aggressive therapy and help to use the clinical, radiological, and surgical sources to obtain the diagnosis. This paper is a review of symptomatology, pathology, treatment, and outcome of this disorder. A case report is described that presented with obstruction of the sigmoid colon.
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ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823