Ultrasonographic features of long-standing primary intestinal lymphangiectasia

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-198

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Molteni, Paola ^a   Manzionna, Guendalina ^a   Parente, Fabrizio ^a   Bianchi Porro, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE LYMPHANGIECTASIA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; LEG; LYMPHANGIECTASIS, INTESTINAL; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 0032143839     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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