title: Intestinal lymphangiectasia - a report of two cases.
abstract: Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare benign disease characterised by focal or diffuse dilation of the mucosal, submucosal and subserosal lymphatics. Clinically, the patients may present with protein losing enteropathy (PLE), hypoproteinemic oedema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, acute appendicitis and intestinal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sree Siddhartha Medical College and Research Centre, Tumkur, 572107 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rashmi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niranjana Murthy
authors.forename: Hephzibah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kodandaswamy
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arava
keywords: Acute appendicitis; Acute intestinal obstruction; Intestinal lymphangiectasia; Polypoidal mass