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Mesenteric fibromatosis presenting as an irreducible inguinal hernia
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Mesenteric fibromatosis presenting as an irreducible inguinal hernia

Faisal A Alsaif
Saudi journal of gastroenterology, Vol.17(5), pp.357-359
01/09/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.84498
PMCID: PMC3178926
PMID: 21912065

Abstract

Adolescent Diagnosis, Differential Fibromatosis, Abdominal - complications Fibromatosis, Abdominal - diagnosis Fibromatosis, Abdominal - surgery Follow-Up Studies Hernia, Inguinal - diagnosis Hernia, Inguinal - etiology Humans Laparotomy Male Mesentery Peritoneal Neoplasms - complications Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery Severity of Illness Index
Mesenteric fibromatosis is a rare benign tumor of the abdominal cavity. It can present as a sporadic case or as a part of polyposis syndromes. It often infiltrates surrounding structures but rarely metastasizes. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice. The following is a case report of a mesenteric fibromatosis mass presenting as an irreducible inguinal hernia.
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