Background: Sclerosing mesenteritis is a rare disorder involving inflammation of the mesentery. Its etiology remains unclear, but it is believed to be associated with previous abdominal surgery, trauma, autoimmune disorders, infection, or malignancy. Clinical manifestations of sclerosing mesenteritis are varied and include chronic abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, weight loss, formation of an intra-abdominal mass, bowel obstruction, and chylous ascites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is widely employed to control acute bleeding in ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC). Ischemia leading to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) after TACE is a rare complication. We report a patient who presented with rHCC and who suffered gastric perforation post-TACE.
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