Imaging Mastery Series: Peritoneum and Mesentery 2021
This course will cover the peritoneum and mesentery. Each topic will be presented separately while also highlighting the disease processes that overlap these areas. This course reviews some of the most common entities and least common entities you may encounter in these organs. The peritoneum and mesentery are important structures to bear in mind because knowledge of their anatomy and function can really go a long way making a differential diagnosis.
After completing this course, you will be better able to:
- Apply appropriate search patterns to ensure high quality case assessment
- Identify key anatomical landmarks, variations, and abnormalities on imaging
- Accurately interpret advanced imaging cases
- Formulate definitive diagnoses and limited differentials
Topics:
Peritoneum and Mesentery Introduction
Anatomy (Peritoneum)
Acute – Free Air
Acute – Peritonitis
Acute – Hernia
Primary (Peritoneum)
Mesothelioma (Peritoneum)
Carsinomatosis
Infection (Peritoneum)
Inflammatory – Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis
Form and Function (Mesentery)
Acute – Internal Hernia
Tumors (Mesentery)
Desmoid
Carcinoid (Mesentery)
Infection – Abscess
Misty Mesentery
Lymphoma (Mesentery)
Case – Putting It All Together
Creeping Fat
Mesenteric Adenitis
Case 1 (Peritoneum and Mesentery)
Case 2 (Peritoneum and Mesentery)
Case 3 (Peritoneum and Mesentery)
Content reviewed: May 14, 2021

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