Mesenteric panniculitis: Case report

Abstract

Rare and poorly documented, mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is characterized by nonspecific inflammation affecting adipose tissue of the mesentery. Modern imaging, computed tomography and especially magnetic resonance imaging can be very useful in the workup thus reducing unnecessary laparotomy hitherto required for the positive diagnosis of this affection. Pathology examination still remains necessary as it eliminates key differentials notably liposarcoma. This could be achieved through imaging-guided biopsy. We hereby report a case of sclerosing mesenteritis in a 43 years old patient.

Keywords

• Mesenteric panniculitis,Sclerosing mesenteritis

Mezenterik pannikülit: Olgu sunumu

Öz

Nadir ve az belgelenmiş mezenterik pannikülit (MP), mezenterlerin yağ dokusunu etkileyen spesifik olmayan inflamasyon ile karakterizedir. Modern görüntüleme, bilgisayarlı tomografi ve özellikle manyetik rezonans görüntüleme, işte çok faydalı olabilir ve bu nedenle bu affinasyonun pozitif teşhisi için gerekli olan gereksiz laparotomiyi azaltır. Patoloji incelemesi, özellikle liposarkom başta olmak üzere önemli farklılıkları ortadan kaldırdığı için hala gereklidir. Bu, görüntüleme kılavuzluğunda biyopsi ile sağlanabilir. Bu yazıda, 43 yaşında bir hastada sklerozan mezenterit vakası sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mezenterik pannikülit,Sklerozan mezenterit

Kaynakça

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