LYMPHOGENIC ENTEROPATHY FROM THORACIC DUCT OBSTRUCTION

Z Molnar, G Karoliny, Gy Mozsik, A Nemeth

Abstract


A twelve year-old girl was studied with protein-losing enteropathy, confirmed by 51 Cr-labeled albumin test. Pedal lymphangiography  demonstrated an obstructed thoracic duct at the level of the cisterna chyli with mesenteric reflux and lymphatic  collateralization through the liver.


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