The Prevalence of Incidentally Detected Idiopathic Misty Mesentery on  Multidetector Computed Tomography: Can Obesity Be the Triggering Cause?

Misty mesentery appearance is commonly reported in daily practice, usually as a secondary finding of various pathological entities, but sometimes it is encountered as an isolated finding that cannot be attributed to any other disease entity. We aimed to assess the prevalence of cases with incidentally detected idiopathic misty mesentery on computed tomography (CT) and to summarize the pathologies leading to this appearance.
Source: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Computed Tomography / Tomodensitom étrie Source Type: research