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Retractile mesenteritis in a 12-year-old girl: CT findings

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We report a pathologically proven case of retractile mesenteritis in a 12-year-old girl. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a large mass of fat density completely circumscribing the colon. Although the definitive diagnosis of retractile mesenteritis depends on histopathological findings, recognition of CT features is helpful in the diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Higashi-Tokushukai Hospital, 3-21, E13, N33, Higashi-ku, Sapporo 065, Japan, , , , , , JP

    D. Ueda

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, , , , , , JP

    S. Chiba

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Received: 13 October 1995 Accepted: 10 January 1996

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Ueda, D., Chiba, S. Retractile mesenteritis in a 12-year-old girl: CT findings. Pediatric Radiology 27, 342–344 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050146

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