A case of intra-abdominal multiple lymphangiomas in an adult in whom the immunological evaluation supported the diagnosis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-351

  Amadori, Giuseppe ^a,b   Micciolo, Raffaele ^a   Poletti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dept of Clin/Experimental Medicine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Haemorrhage; Immunological evaluation; Lymphangioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM BIOPSY; GALLBLADDER; HEMANGIOMA; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; ILEUM; LAPAROTOMY; LARGE INTESTINE; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MESENTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0032994383     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199903000-00022     Document Type: Article

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