Inflammatory pseudotumor of the mesentery causing portal venous thrombosis and cavernomatous transformation.
Intern Med
; 41(8): 633-7, 2002 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12211532
ABSTRACT
A 32-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant. A mass was palpable on the left side of the umbilicus. Laboratory data revealed anemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, hypergammaglobulinemia, and prolonged prothrombin time. Computed tomography demonstrated a soft tissue mass in the mesentery of the jejunum, portal venous thrombosis, and cavernomatous transformation in the porta hepatis. The patient was eventually diagnosed by laparoscopic partial resection as having inflammatory pseudotumor of the mesentery. Four months later, all of his symptoms and abnormal laboratory findings completely disappeared without any therapy. Inflammatory pseudotumor should be kept in mind as a cause of portal venous thrombosis, and/or cavernomatous transformation although it is rare.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Peritoneais
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Veia Porta
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Trombose Venosa
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Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas
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Mesentério
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article