Mesenteric panniculitis: diagnostic precision
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Mesenteric panniculitis.
Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare condition of unknown etiology that causes inflammation of the adipose tissue in the mesentery. We describe a case in which mesenteric panniculitis was diagnosed on the basis of imaging and resolved spontaneously.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223977