title: Intestinal lymphangiectasia: ultrasound evaluation of a case simulating appendicitis.
abstract: Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a disorder of the lymphatics of the gastrointestinal system that usually manifests itself with protein-losing enteropathy, malabsorption, and ascites. We report an adult patient with this disorder with an unusual presentation simulating an acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Friedwald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography