[Cystic lymphangioma of the duodenum revealed by digestive hemorrhage and associated with exudative enteropathy].

Abstract

Cystic lymphangioma is a rare and benign congenital lesion of the lymphatic system, which can become manifest at any age. Intra-abdominal cysts are found in less than 10% of cases and mesenteric involvement is the most common. The case of a patient with intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma that involved the liver, the spleen, the kidney and the small intestine, and complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding and protein losing enteropathy is reported herein. Despite severe gastro-intestinal manifestations, spontaneous outcome was favorable. This observation suggests that a) duodenal cystic lymphangioma must be considered as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and of protein losing enteropathy, b) conservative treatment can be proposed.

• Authors: Y Gerosa, B Bernard, M Lagneau, K You, C Hoang, J L Brasseur, P Opolon, D Valla
• Journal: Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique (Gastroenterol Clin Biol) Vol. 17 Issue 8-9 Pg. 591-3 ( 1993) ISSN: 0399-8320 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Lymphangiome kystique du duodénum révélé par une hémorragie digestive et associé à une entéropathie exsudative.
• PMID: 8253317 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Omeprazole

Topics

• Aged
• Duodenal Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, pathology)
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (etiology)
• Humans
• Jejunal Neoplasms (complications, diagnostic imaging)
• Kidney Neoplasms (complications)
• Liver Neoplasms (complications)
• Male
• Omeprazole (therapeutic use)
• Protein-Losing Enteropathies (complications)
• Splenic Neoplasms (complications)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed