Sonographical findings in Whipple's disease
| Autor: | A. Brüggemann, H. Burchardt, G. Lepsien |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Malabsorption medicine.medical_treatment 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Laparotomy Intestine Small medicine Humans Whipple's disease Mesentery Ultrasonography business.industry Whipple Disease Middle Aged Hepatology medicine.disease 3. Good health Lymphatic system medicine.anatomical_structure Surgery Lymph Nodes Lymph Tomography X-Ray Computed business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Surgical Endoscopy. 6:138-140 |
| ISSN: | 1432-2218 0930-2794 |
| Popis: | We present a case report of a 60-year-old male patient and subsequently discuss sonographical findings in Whipple's disease. This particular patient showed an intraabdominal tumorous mass. Symptoms of a malabsorption disorder were absent. Computer-assisted tomography and radiological examination could not determine the origin of the tumor. Sonography demonstrated a polycyclic hyperechoic mass in the root of the mesentery. The small intestine was not distended and showed normal peristalsis. Its wall was hyperechoic concentrically thickened. Final diagnosis was established from a diagnostic laparotomy showing enlarged lymph nodes and distended lymphatic vessels. Based on the literature the described sonographical findings seem to be typical in cases of Whipple's disease. |
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