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An unusual presentation of intestinal lymphangiectasia

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Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare disorder, usually presenting with protein-losing enteropathy leading to oedema and ascites. We describe a case that presented as an acute surgical emergency with pain and a mass in the right iliac fossa, which was successfully treated by resection of the involved segment of ileum.

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La lymphangiectasie intestinale est une affection rare, s'accompagnant d'une entéropathie avec pertes protidiques entraînant des oedèmes et une ascite. Nous rapportons un case se présentant comme une urgence chirurgicale avec des douleurs et une masse de la fossie iliaque droite traitée avec succès par résection du segment iléal atteint.

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Accepted: 10 December 1995

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Jameson, J., Boyle, J., Jones, L. et al. An unusual presentation of intestinal lymphangiectasia. Int J Colorect Dis 11, 198–199 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003840050044

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