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A case report of sclerosing mesocolitis is presented. This is an unusual and poorly understood entity. A 49-year-old woman presented with episodic abdominal pain and a palpable abdominal mass. A fibrotic mass causing extensive compression of her cecum and transverse colon was found at laparotomy. The pathologic findings and treatment of sclerosing mesocolitis are discussed.
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Steely, W.M., Gooden, S.M. Sclerosing mesocolitis. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 266–268 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553035
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553035