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- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Gynecological Surgery
- Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- Obstetrics Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Citation: Clin Surg. 2017;2(1):1596.Case Report | Open Access
Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction from Sclerosing Mesenteritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Ekaterina Kouzmina, Zuhaib M Mir and Boris Zevin
Department of Surgery, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
*Correspondance to: Boris Zevin
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1596
Abstract
Sclerosing Mesenteritis (SM) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the mesentery that demonstrates a predilection for males in their 6th and 7th decades of life. Symptomatic patients often have nonspecific complaints such as vague abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting; while asymptomatic patients typically present with an incidental finding on abdominal imaging performed for other reasons. Herein, we present the case of a 61-year-old male with SM, who presented with a mechanical small bowel obstruction from what was initially thought to be a neuroendocrine tumor. We review current evidence regarding the diagnosis of SM and propose an algorithm for management of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.
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Kouzmina E, Mir ZM, Zevin B. Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction from Sclerosing Mesenteritis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1596.
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