misty mesentery

Sclerosing

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Misty

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Misty mesentery is a term used to describe the CT appearance of mesenteric fat with increased attenuation. Just as with fat stranding elsewhere, a number of processes can lead to the appearance including infiltration by inflammatory cells, edema, lymphatic accumulation, hemorrhage, tumor infiltration, and fibrosis.

Associations

mesenteric panniculitis
neoplasms:
- mesenteric lymphoma
- infiltration of lymphatics by gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma
idiopathic
cirrhosis: due to edema secondary to portal hypertension
adjacent inflammation
- appendicitis
- inflammatory bowel disease: typically Crohn disease
mesenteric venous thrombosis