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 6^th and 7^th 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.