Kitle ve Karın Ağrısı ile Kendisini Gösteren Mezenterik Pannikülit
Abstract
Mesenteric panniculitis; which etiology is unknown, is a rare and benign condition. Being a chronic inflammatory process, it affects the mesenteric adipose tissue. There are two well defined types of mesenteric panniculitis. First one is known as acute and subacute form of mesenteric panniculitis and second one is known as chronic retractile form or sclerosing mesenteritis. Since mesenteric panniculitis does not have specific clinical outcome or typical symptoms, it is extremely easy to fail to notice or to lead to a misdiagnosis. The true diagnosis of mesenteric panniculitis is established by explorative laparotomy and pathological examination. There are very few stated cases which can be diagnosed in literature. We; preoperatively, present the significance of three mesenteric panniculitis cases radiological symptoms and clinical importance which we have radiologically diagnosed preoperatively with the computed tomography examination.
Keywords
Mesenteric Panniculitis, Computed Tomography, Ultrasonography
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