Diseases

Intestinal Lymphangiectasis

Dilatation of the intestinal lymphatic system usually caused by an obstruction in the intestinal wall. It may be congenital or acquired and is characterized by DIARRHEA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; peripheral and/or abdominal EDEMA; and PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES.

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Dilatation of the intestinal lymphatic system usually caused by an obstruction in the intestinal wall. It may be congenital or acquired and is characterized by DIARRHEA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; peripheral and/or abdominal EDEMA; and PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES.

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  • Lymphangiectasia, Intestinal
  • Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal
  • Intestinal Lymphangiectases
  • Lymphangiectases, Intestinal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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91(75); was see under PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Lymphangiectasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008201
  2. Intestinal Lymphangiectasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54943899