Cross-sectional imaging findings in congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia.
A 37-year-old woman presented with an 18 month history of recurrent severe abdominal pain, recurrent diarrhea since her second year of life, and mild peripheral edema. CT and more clearly MRI revealed signs of small bowel and mesenterial edema with partial tubular appearance, which correlated well with the histopathologic findings shown in duodenal biopsy. This is the first report of MR findings in congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia with correlation with other imaging modalities.
Holzknecht
Nicolaus
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Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany. Nicolaus.Holzknecht@ikra.med.uni-muechen.de
Helmberger
Thomas
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Beuers
Ulrich
U
Rust
Christian
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Wiebecke
Baldur
B
Reiser
Maximilian
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed