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A Pictorial Review of Mesenteric Pathologies on Computed Tomography with Pathological Correlation

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Mesenteries are extensions of the visceral and parietal peritoneum consisting of fat, vessels, nerves, and lymphatics. Mesenteric masses are relatively uncommon and range from benign cysts to aggressive malignancies. The management of mesenteric masses includes imaging surveillance, medical management, or surgical resection. Imaging plays an important role in the characterization of mesenteric masses, describing the extent of disease and in follow-up. In this review article, we discuss the common mesenteric pathologies, masses and mass-like lesions with imaging appearances, and radiological pathological correlation.

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Acknowledgements

We are thankful to Mrs. Poonam Mishra and Mr. Mohan Chandra, Medical Transcriptionists, Rama Medical College, in helping to prepare the manuscript. Authors are also thankful to CT technicians Mr. Manoj Kanaujia and Mr. Vinay Yadav. Authors also express special thanks to Sudip Kumar, Radiographer Technologist, ARM Health Care, Radiology and Imaging Center for the data acquisition.

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  2. Gupta Mahesh

    Present address: Department of Surgery, Rama Medical College, Kanpur, India

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  1. Rama Medical College, Kanpur, India

    Rahul S Ranjan

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Rama Medical College, Uttar Pradesh, Mandhana, Kanpur, Pin Code—209217, India

    Rahul S Ranjan

  3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, 226014, India

    Singh Anil Kumar

  4. Department of Surgery, Rama Medical College, Kanpur, India

    Mishra Surbhi & Verma Ankita

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Ranjan, R.S., Kumar, S.A., Mahesh, G. et al. A Pictorial Review of Mesenteric Pathologies on Computed Tomography with Pathological Correlation. Indian J Surg 84, 1164–1174 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-03230-1

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