NEUROFIBROMATOSIS OF THE SMALL-INTESTINE MESENTERY IN A CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE-1

The authors present a case of mesenteric neurofibromatosis in a child, which is a rare complication of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This case is presented to illustrate the clinical features and the radiolog ical appearance of mesenteric neurofibromatosis, which, in the appropr iate clinical setting of NF1, are diagnostic. The authors also discuss the long-term complications of this condition, which includes the pot ential risk of malignant degeneration. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saun ders Company.