Intestinal lymphangiectasia in an adult: case report.
| Autor: | Maciel GSB; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil.; Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória - HSCMV, Vitória, ES, Brasil., de Mello BS; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil.; Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória - HSCMV, Vitória, ES, Brasil., Loss DR; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil., Quintão MS; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil., Marchesi CA; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil., Beiriz YR; Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória - EMESCAM, Vitória, ES, Brasil., Corassa JM; Hospital Santa Paula, Vitória, ES, Brasil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Jornal vascular brasileiro [J Vasc Bras] 2021 Jun 11; Vol. 20, pp. e20200160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 11. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1677-5449.200160 |
| Abstrakt: | Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a group of rare diseases characterized by dilation of lymphatic channels. Its pathophysiology comprises obstruction of small bowel lymphatic drainage with secondary dilation of mucosal, submucosal, or subserous lymphatic vessels, distorting villous architecture and causing loss of lymph into the intestinal lumen, leading to malabsorption. The affected lymphatic vessels are primarily located in the small intestine, which is affected to a varying extent. Its etiology is still unknown. The following report presents a rare case of intestinal lymphangiectasia in an adult patient. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article. (Copyright© 2021 The authors.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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