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What is the significance of perirectal fat stranding and crohn's disease? a ct scan showed "perirectal fat stranding".
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Inflammation: Fat stranding is most commonly a descriptive term used in the presence of inflammation. The "strands" in fat surrounding bowel represent fluid and inflammatory cells.
Answered 3/12/2020
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