ABSTRACT
We report a case of perforated jejunal diverticulitis in a 68-year-old man with iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. The patient presented with right upper abdominal pain. Ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic structure connected to a small bowel loop, and subsequent CT examination showed multiple diverticula in proximal jejunal loops with free air trapped within the mesenteric leaf. Segmental resection of the jejunal loop confirmed jejunal diverticulitis with perforation.
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Aged , Humans , Abdominal Pain , Cushing Syndrome , Diverticulitis , Diverticulum , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Transmesenteric hernia occurs usually in adult patients who had history of an abdominal surgery or blunt abdominal trauma. Congenital mesenteric defect is a relatively common cause of internal hernia in children. However, the report of CT findings of congenital transmesenteric hernia is relatively rare. Thus, we report a case of congenital transmesenteric hernia occurring in a 13-year-old girl with intestinal obstructive symptoms, and include the CT findings.
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Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , HerniaABSTRACT
Extra-adrenal abdominal paragangliomas are rare. Most arise from the organs of Zuckerkandl, involve large concentrations of paraganglionic tissue, and are located in the para-aortic space along the sympathetic chain. Published reports have, however, described normal paraganglionic tissue at the root of the mesentery which serves as the superior limit of the organs of Zuckerkandl, and mesenteric paraganglioma is very rare. We report a case of paraganglioma with cystic degeneration arising from the mesentery.
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Mesentery , Para-Aortic Bodies , ParagangliomaABSTRACT
Mesenteric fibromatosis is an uncommon benign neoplasm occurring in the mesentery or retroperitoneum, and presenting as a firm mass with infiltrative margins and homogeneous parenchyma without necrosis or a cystic component (1-4). Cystic change may occur, usually after prolonged medical treatment, but is extremely rare (5-7). We describe the US and CT findings in a case of mesenteric fibromatosis with spontaneous extensive cystic degeneration.
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Fibroma , Fibromatosis, Aggressive , Mesentery , NecrosisABSTRACT
A primary tumor of mesenteric origin is rare. We encountered a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of mesenteric origin that demonstrated severe necrosis, and report the CT findings and review the literature.
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors , Mesentery , NecrosisABSTRACT
Nonpancreatic pseudocyst is a rare lesion, with a specific fat-fluid level in the cyst. It is found among all age groups. The condition has been previously reported in foreign but not in domestic journals; we now describe one such case.