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Congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia

Author(s) -

Dušan Popović,

Milan Špuran,

Tamara Alempijević,

Miodrag Krstić,

Srdjan Djuranović,

Nada Kovačević,

Svetozar Damjanović,

Marjan Micev

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp1103270p

Subject(s) - medicine , malabsorption , steatorrhea , lymphangiectasia , protein losing enteropathy , gastroenterology , enteropathy , lymphatic system , diarrhea , enteroscopy , hyperaemia , edema , hypoproteinemia , disease , pathology , endoscopy , blood flow

Congenital intestinal lymphangiectasia is a disease which leads to protein losing enteropathy. Tortuous, dilated lymphatic vessels in the intestinal wall and mesenterium are typical features of the disease. Clinical manifestations include malabsorption, diarrhea, steatorrhea, edema and effusions. Specific diet and medication are required for disease control.

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