Rashmi M V, Niranjana Murthy B, Rani Hephzibah, Kodandaswamy C R, Arava Srinivas
Department of Pathology, Sree Siddhartha Medical College and Research Centre, Tumkur, 572107 Karnataka India.
Indian J Surg. 2010 Apr;72(2):149-51. doi: 10.1007/s12262-010-0026-3. Epub 2010 Jul 1.
Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare benign disease characterised by focal or diffuse dilation of the mucosal, submucosal and subserosal lymphatics. Clinically, the patients may present with protein losing enteropathy (PLE), hypoproteinemic oedema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, acute appendicitis and intestinal obstruction.
肠淋巴管扩张症是一种罕见的良性疾病,其特征为黏膜、黏膜下层和浆膜下层淋巴管的局灶性或弥漫性扩张。临床上,患者可能出现蛋白丢失性肠病(PLE)、低蛋白血症性水肿、乳糜性腹水、胸腔积液、急性阑尾炎和肠梗阻。