title: An unusual presentation of intestinal lymphangiectasia.
abstract: Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare disorder, usually presenting with protein-losing enteropathy leading to oedema and ascites. We describe a case that presented as an acute surgical emergency with pain and a mass in the right iliac fossa, which was successfully treated by resection of the involved segment of ileum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jameson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male