Mesenteric Panniculitis With Congenital Aplasia Of Segment 5 Of Right Lobe Of Liver Detected In A Rural Hospital Setup

ABSTRACT

Mesenteric panniculitis is a chronic and non specific disease with no specifically known etiology. It is mostly seen to manifest most commonly in thththe middle age group of 6and 7decades. CTis used to diagnose this disease mostly and surgical biopsies are the second diagnostic modality. Recently CThas served well in diagnosing this disorder. We present a case of mesenteric panniculitis presenting with a congenitally absent segment 5 of the right lobe of liver