Management of disseminated intra-abdominal lymphangiomatosis with protein-losing enteropathy and intestinal bleeding.
We encountered an unusually severe case of intra-abdominal lymphangiomatosis associated with protein-losing enteropathy and intestinal bleeding. A low-fat diet effectively raised the patient's serum levels of hemoglobin and the total serum protein, perhaps by inducing a reduction in intestinal lymph flow and pressure.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy; D000328:Adult; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008196:Lymph / Q000502:physiology; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy; D011312:Pressure; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins