Creeping fat - Revision history

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	*Sclerosing mesenteritis.		*Sclerosing mesenteritis.
	*Mesenteric panniculitis.		*Mesenteric panniculitis.
	*Epiploic appendagitis.		*[[Epiploic appendagitis]].
	*Omental infarction.		*Omental infarction.
	*Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.		*Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.

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	'''Creeping fat''' is a ~~finding in~~ [[gross pathology]] closely associated with [[Crohn's disease]]. It is also known as '''fat wrapping''' and '''fat hypertrophy'''.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Schäffler \| first1 = A. \| last2 = Herfarth \| first2 = H. \| title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? \| journal = Gut \| volume = 54 \| issue = 6 \| pages = 742-4 \| month = Jun \| year = 2005 \| doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 \| PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>		'''Creeping fat''' is a [[small bowel]] and/or [[large bowel]] [[gross pathology]] finding.<ref>URL: [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Creeping+Fat http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Creeping+Fat]. Accessed on: 4 July 2013.</ref> It is closely associated with [[Crohn's disease]]. It is also known as '''fat wrapping''' and '''fat hypertrophy'''.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Schäffler \| first1 = A. \| last2 = Herfarth \| first2 = H. \| title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? \| journal = Gut \| volume = 54 \| issue = 6 \| pages = 742-4 \| month = Jun \| year = 2005 \| doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 \| PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>

	==General==		==General==

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	*Can be seen radiologically.		*Can be seen radiologically.

	==~~Gross~~==		===Differential diagnosis===
	*Abundant fat, fat on anti-mesenteric side of the bowel.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Schäffler \| first1 = A. \| last2 = Herfarth \| first2 = H. \| title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? \| journal = Gut \| volume = 54 \| issue = 6 \| pages = ~~742-4 \| month~~ = ~~Jun \| year = 2005 \| doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 \| PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>~~		Associated with creeping fat:<ref name=pmid18815796>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Golder \| first1 = WA. \| title = The creeping fat sign-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease? \| journal = Int J Colorectal Dis \| volume = 24 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 1-4 \| month = Jan \| year = 2009 \| doi = 10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y \| PMID = 18815796 }}</ref>

	~~Note:~~
	*Must have fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.<ref name=pmid15888774/>

	~~DDx of~~ creeping fat:<ref name=pmid18815796>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Golder \| first1 = WA. \| title = The creeping fat sign-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease? \| journal = Int J Colorectal Dis \| volume = 24 \| issue = 1 \| pages = 1-4 \| month = Jan \| year = 2009 \| doi = 10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y \| PMID = 18815796 }}</ref>
	*[[Ulcerative colitis]].		*[[Ulcerative colitis]].
	*Sclerosing mesenteritis.		*Sclerosing mesenteritis.
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	*Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.		*Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.
	*Idiopathic segmental ureteritis.		*Idiopathic segmental ureteritis.

			==Gross==
			Features:
			*Abundant fat, fat on anti-mesenteric side of the bowel.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Schäffler \| first1 = A. \| last2 = Herfarth \| first2 = H. \| title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? \| journal = Gut \| volume = 54 \| issue = 6 \| pages = 742-4 \| month = Jun \| year = 2005 \| doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 \| PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>
			**Must have fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]].		*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]].
			*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]].
			*[[Gross pathology]]

	==References==		==References==

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'''Creeping fat''' is a finding in [[gross pathology]] closely associated with [[Crohn's disease]]. It is also known as '''fat wrapping''' and '''fat hypertrophy'''.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal | last1 = Schäffler | first1 = A. | last2 = Herfarth | first2 = H. | title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? | journal = Gut | volume = 54 | issue = 6 | pages = 742-4 | month = Jun | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 | PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>

==General==
*Classically associated with [[Crohn's disease]].
**May be seen [[ulcerative colitis]] or in association with other pathologies.
*Can be seen radiologically.

==Gross==
*Abundant fat, fat on anti-mesenteric side of the bowel.<ref name=pmid15888774>{{Cite journal | last1 = Schäffler | first1 = A. | last2 = Herfarth | first2 = H. | title = Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research? | journal = Gut | volume = 54 | issue = 6 | pages = 742-4 | month = Jun | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2004.061531 | PMID = 15888774 }}</ref>

Note:
*Must have fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.<ref name=pmid15888774/>

DDx of creeping fat:<ref name=pmid18815796>{{Cite journal | last1 = Golder | first1 = WA. | title = The creeping fat sign-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease? | journal = Int J Colorectal Dis | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | month = Jan | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y | PMID = 18815796 }}</ref>
*[[Ulcerative colitis]].
*Sclerosing mesenteritis.
*Mesenteric panniculitis.
*Epiploic appendagitis.
*Omental infarction.
*Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.
*Idiopathic segmental ureteritis.

==See also==
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]].

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]]

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	*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]].		*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]].
	*[[Gross pathology]]		*[[Gross pathology]]
			*[[Serositis]].

	==References==		==References==