Difference between revisions of "Creeping fat"
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*Can be seen radiologically. | *Can be seen radiologically. | ||
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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> | |||
*[[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== | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 4 July 2013
Creeping fat is a finding in gross pathology closely associated with Crohn's disease. It is also known as fat wrapping and fat hypertrophy.[1]
General
- Classically associated with Crohn's disease.
- May be seen ulcerative colitis or in association with other pathologies.
- Can be seen radiologically.
Differential diagnosis
Associated with creeping fat:[2]
- Ulcerative colitis.
- Sclerosing mesenteritis.
- Mesenteric panniculitis.
- Epiploic appendagitis.
- Omental infarction.
- Gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant.
- Idiopathic segmental ureteritis.
Gross
Features:
- Abundant fat, fat on anti-mesenteric side of the bowel.[1]
- Must have fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schäffler, A.; Herfarth, H. (Jun 2005). "Creeping fat in Crohn's disease: travelling in a creeper lane of research?". Gut 54 (6): 742-4. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.061531. PMID 15888774.
- ↑ Golder, WA. (Jan 2009). "The creeping fat sign-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease?". Int J Colorectal Dis 24 (1): 1-4. doi:10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y. PMID 18815796.