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    Graham, Adam; Harvin, Glenn
    Abstract
    Sclerosing mesenteritis falls within a spectrum of primary idiopathic inflammatory and fibrotic processes that affect the mesentery. The exact etiology has not been determined, although the following associations have been noted: abdominal surgery, trauma, autoimmunity, paraneoplastic syndrome, ischemia and infection. Progression of sclerosing mesentritis can lead to bowel obstruction, a rare complication of this uncommon condition. We report a case of a 66-year-old female with abdominal pain who was noted to have a small bowel obstruction requiring laparotomy and a partial small bowel resection. The pathology of the resected tissue was consistent with sclerosing mesenteritis, a rare cause of a small bowel obstruction. Sclerosing mesenteritis has variable rates of progression, and there is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment. Physicians should consider sclerosing mesenteritis in the differential diagnosis of a small bowel obstruction.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7948
    Subject
    Mesenteritis · Small bowel obstruction · Bowel resection
    Date
    2016
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    Graham, Adam, & Harvin, Glenn. (January 2016). Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction. , (), - . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7948

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    Graham, Adam, and Harvin, Glenn. "Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction". . . (), January 2016. October 03, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7948.
    Chicago:
    Graham, Adam and Harvin, Glenn, "Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction," , no. (January 2016), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7948 (accessed October 03, 2023).
    AMA:
    Graham, Adam, Harvin, Glenn. Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction. . January 2016; (): . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7948. Accessed October 03, 2023.
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