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**Definition: fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.<ref name=pmid15888774/> | **Definition: fat on more than 50% of the intestinal surface.<ref name=pmid15888774/> | ||
**DDx of creeping fat: [[ulcerative colitis]], sclerosing | **DDx of creeping fat: [[ulcerative colitis]], sclerosing mesenteritis, mesenteric panniculitis, epiploic appendagitis, omental infarction, gastrointestinal complication a renal transplant, idiopathic segmental ureteritis.<ref name=pmid18815796/> | ||
**Can be seen radiologically. | **Can be seen radiologically. | ||
*Cobblestone appearance -- may be described as such on endoscopy; due to edema. | *Cobblestone appearance -- may be described as such on endoscopy; due to edema. |
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