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"MESENTERIC OEDEMA"

Due to e.g. reduced albumin, cirrhosis, heart failure, trauma or ischaemia (latter with thickened bowel wall). A similar appearance is see...

Due to e.g. reduced albumin, cirrhosis, heart failure, trauma or ischaemia (latter with thickened bowel wall). A similar appearance is seen post-radiotherapy.
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•  Diffuse hyperdense mesentery, making distinction of vessels difficult.
•  Hyperdense mesenteric fat and mesenteric retraction post-radiotherapy.