Case Report

Sclerosing Mesenteritis as a Cause of Abdominal Mass and Discomfort in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Figure 1

Sclerosing mesenteritis. (a) Contrast enhanced CT Axial section through the mid abdomen shows a heterogeneous soft tissue density (black arrow) with calcifications in the root of mesentery and mesenteric fat stranding with fibrotic kinking and traction over small bowel loops as shown by an asterisk. (b) Contrast enhanced CT coronal section redemonstrating fibrosing reaction in the mesentery with pulling of adjacent bowel loops. (c) Contrast enhanced CT sagittal section clearly showing speculation in the mesenteric mass (straight white arrow) with mesenteric fat infiltration.
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