Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare disorder characterized by dilated
intestinal lacteals resulting in lymph leakage into the small bowel lumen and responsible for …

This article reviews the CT imaging features of a variety of nonneoplastic conditions that
affect the small bowel and stresses important distinctive patterns that may help distinguish …

Lymphatic disease is quite prevalent, and often not well clinically characterized. Beyond
lymphedema, there is a broad array of human disease that directly or indirectly alters …

Fifty patients with no small-bowel disease were evaluated by CT to determine the normal
appearance of the small bowel and mesentery. Subsequently, the CT findings in 95 patients …

• Fourteen cases of primary lupus-associated protein-losing enteropathy have now been
reported in the English-language literature. These cases were reviewed to find any …

Intestinal lymphangiectasia, characterized by dilatation of intestinal lacteals, is rare. The
major treatment for primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is dietary modification. Surgery to …

There have been few reports of the CT findings of intestinal lymphangiectasia in adults, and
no CT descriptions have been reported in the literature in children. We describe the CT …

Systemic diseases have many different presentations, including imaging findings in the
bowel. Recognizing the imaging findings in these diseases is important in making the …

The term" misty mesentery" indicates a pathological increase in mesenteric fat attenuation at
computed tomography (CT). It is frequently observed on multidetector CT (MDCT) scans …

Intestinal lymphangiectasia caused severe diarrhea and generalized edema in a 40-year-
old man. The diagnosis was established by clinical, laboratory, and duodenal biopsy …