title: An extremely rare small bowel lesion associated with refractory ascites. Idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins of the small bowel associated with appendiceal mucocoele and pseudomyxoma peritonei.
authors.affiliation: Second Surgical Department and Unit of Surgical Oncology, "Korgialenio-Benakio", Red Cross Athens General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophocles
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanitis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kontovounisios
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karaliotas
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis