An unusual presentation of intestinal lymphangiectasia.
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.
Jameson
J S
JS
Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
Boyle
J R
JR
Jones
L
L
Rees
Y
Y
Kelly
M J
MJ
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