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MR findings in a rare case of sclerosing mesenteritis of the mesocolon
Author(s) -
Ghanem Nadir,
Pache Gregor,
Bley Thorsten,
Kotter Elmar,
Langer Mathias
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20280
Subject(s) - medicine , mesentery , rare disease , panniculitis , pathology , radiology , abdominal pain , disease , surgery
Sclerosing mesenteritis is a rare, usually benign disorder of the mesentery. Depending on the predominant tissue component (inflammation, fat, or fibrosis), it is known as mesenteric panniculitis or retractile mesenteritis. We present a rare case of retractile mesenteritis of the mesocolon as a cause of severe abdominal pain. US, CT, and MRI were the imaging modalities used. We emphasize the MR finding of a fibrous capsula in retractile mesenteritis, as this is to our knowledge the first study to describe this entity. This finding may be valuable for establishing a diagnosis of sclerosing mesenteritis, as well as for differentiating this disease from other mesenteric diseases. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2005;21:632–636. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.