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Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy

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Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Abstract

Enlargement of mesenteric lymph nodes is a common sonographic finding, in particular in children and young adults. It may be the manifestation of various clinical disorders, mainly malignant, immunological or infectious diseases. However, normal mesenteric lymph nodes are often incidentally detected by ultrasound and should not be misdiagnosed as an early manifestation of pathological conditions. The distinction between normal and abnormal mesenteric lymph nodes, and the differential diagnosis among various neoplastic, inflammatory and infectious causes of mesenteric lymphadenitis are shown in the present chapter.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Maconi

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  1. Dipto. Gastroenterologia, Università Milano-Bicocca Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Milano, Italy

    Giovanni Maconi

  2. Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan, Italy

    Gabriele Bianchi Porro

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Maconi, G. (2012). Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy. In: Maconi, G., Bianchi Porro, G. (eds) Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_719

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