Mesenteric panniculitis: review of the leterature and presentation of cases
Durst, A.L.; Freund, H.; Rosenmann, E.; Birnbaum, D.
Surgery 81(2): 203-211
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-6060 PMID: 835091 Document Number: 123965
Sixty-two cases of mesenteric panniculitis collected from the literature and 6 clinical cases are reviewed. Symptomatology, pathology, treatment, and outcome of this disorder are discussed. Mesenteric panniculitis is a well established clinical entity of unknown etiology, with a benign course and favorable outcome. Radical surgical treatment is not advised. The sole surgical intervention advocated would be deviation of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with symptoms of obstruction.