1. Successful treatment of retractile mesenteritis with oral progesterone
Roberto Mazure, Pablo Fernandez Marty, Sonia Niveloni, Silvia Pedreira, Horacio Vazquez, Edgardo Smecuol, Zulema Kogan, Luis Boerr, Eduardo Mauriño, Julio C. Bai 
Gastroenterology 
Volume 114, Issue 6, Pages (June 1998)
DOI: /S (98)70438-X
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2. Fig. 1
(A) Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen showing a solid heterogeneous mass (arrows) with low-density areas involving the root of the mesentery. (B) Follow-up CT scan after 6 months of progesterone therapy with a complete regression of the mesenteric mass.
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /S (98)70438-X)
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3. Fig. 1
(A) Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen showing a solid heterogeneous mass (arrows) with low-density areas involving the root of the mesentery. (B) Follow-up CT scan after 6 months of progesterone therapy with a complete regression of the mesenteric mass.
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /S (98)70438-X)
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4. Fig. 2
(A) Gross surgical specimen showing a segment of the small intestine with several fibrotic stenosis and interposed dilated segments. (B) Open specimen with the stenosis and dilations.
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /S (98)70438-X)
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5. Fig. 3
(A) Histological examinations of the resected specimen showing a diffuse sclerosis of the mesentery with isolate deposits of adipose tissue and arterial vessels (trichromic Somogyi staining; original magnification ×100). (B) Examination of the mucosa in the resected specimen shows a deep ulcer with nonspecific inflammatory infiltration. Villi are shorter and wider and present an increased mononuclear cellularity in the lamina propia (H&E; original magnification ×100).
Gastroenterology  , DOI: ( /S (98)70438-X)
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