Occasional finding of mesenteric lipodystrophy during laparoscopy: A difficult diagnosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 5394-5396

  Vettoretto, Nereo ^a   Diana, Domenico Roberto ^a   Poiatti, Roberto ^a   Matteucci, Armando ^b   Chioda, Caterina ^a   Giovanetti, Maurizio ^a  

^a Mellino Mellini Hospital Trust   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Lypodystrophy; Mesenteritis; Panniculitis; Sclerosing mesenteritis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; POLITEF; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MESENTERIC LIPODYSTROPHY; MESENTERY DISEASE; OBESITY; PERITONEAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

EID: 35248859650     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5394     Document Type: Article

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