Disseminated cystic lymphangiomatosis presenting with acute abdomen: Report of a case and review of the literature

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 196-198

  Yang, Chang Shyue ^a,b   Wu, Ming Shiang ^a   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a   Shun, Chia Tung ^a   Lin, Jaw Town ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyst; Lymphangiomatosis; Retroperitoneal

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL CYST; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033032297     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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