Intestinal lymphangiectasia: evaluation by CT and scintigraphy.
Intestinal lymphangiectasia caused severe diarrhea and generalized edema in a 40-year-old man. The diagnosis was established by clinical, laboratory, and duodenal biopsy findings. The abnormalities detected on computed tomography (CT) and scintigraphy using 99mTc human serum albumin are herein described and pertinent literature is briefly reviewed.
Puri
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Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Aggarwal
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Gupta
R K
RK
Sewatkar
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Gambhir
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Tandon
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Choudhuri
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin