Treatment of Sclerosing Mesenteritis with Corticosteroids and Azathioprine

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Abstract
Sclerosing (idiopathic) mesenteritis is a rare disease that may present with abdominal pain or bowel obstruction. A 21‐year‐old man was diagnosed with sclerosing mesenteritis, and treated with a partial ileal resection and defunctioning ileostomy. He was subsequently started on corticosteroids and azathioprine. Five months later, at the time of ileostomy reversal, he was disease‐free. The diagnosis and management of this disease are discussed.