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Published in: European Radiology 12/2004

01-12-2004 | Gastrointestinal

Mesenteric panniculitis: US and CT features

Authors: A. C. van Breda Vriesman, H. M. Schuttevaer, E. G. Coerkamp, J. B. C. M. Puylaert

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 12/2004

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Abstract

Mesenteric panniculitis is an aseptic inflammation of mesenteric fat. Before the age of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT), mesenteric panniculitis was rarely diagnosed, but today the disorder is more commonly encountered, often as an incidental imaging finding. Its exact cause remains unknown. This review illustrates the characteristic US and CT features of mesenteric panniculitis and discusses its differential diagnosis.
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Metadata
Title
Mesenteric panniculitis: US and CT features
Authors
A. C. van Breda Vriesman
H. M. Schuttevaer
E. G. Coerkamp
J. B. C. M. Puylaert
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 12/2004
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-004-2429-7

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