Necrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy

CASE

A patient, who underwent right-sided hemicolectomy with ileotransversoanastomosis, developed abdominal pain in the early postoperative period. Therefore, CT of abdomen was requested to rule out any complication. Interestingly enough, it showed a mass of edematous meseteric fat in the right mesogastrium with several air bubbles suggesting its necrosis. The bowel loops remained uncompromised and there was no evidence of any anastomotic leak.

Radiology image - Necrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy: Abdomen, Peritoneal cavity: CT - Computed tomography

Necrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy


Necrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy: CT - Computed tomographyNecrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy: CT - Computed tomographyNecrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy: CT - Computed tomographyNecrosis of mesenteric fat, postoperative, colectomy: CT - Computed tomography
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