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Mesenteric panniculitis: US and CT features

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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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  1. Department of Radiology, Rijnland Hospital, Simon Smitweg 1, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands

    A. C. van Breda Vriesman & H. M. Schuttevaer

  2. Department of Radiology, MCH Westeinde Hospital, Lijnbaan 32, P.O. Box 432, 2501 CK, The Hague, The Netherlands

    E. G. Coerkamp & J. B. C. M. Puylaert

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van Breda Vriesman, A.C., Schuttevaer, H.M., Coerkamp, E.G. et al. Mesenteric panniculitis: US and CT features. Eur Radiol 14, 2242–2248 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-004-2429-7

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