Stable reversal of pathologic signs of primitive intestinal lymphangiectasia with a hypolipidic, MCT-enriched diet

Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-304

  Alfano, Vincenzo ^a   Tritto, Giovanni ^a   Alfonsi, Lucia ^a   Cella, Anna ^a   Pasanisi, Fabrizio ^a   Contaldo, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypolipidic diet; Intestinal lymphangiectasia; Medium chain triacylglycerols (MCT); Protein loss

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRANSFERRIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE LYMPHANGIECTASIA; LOW FAT DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; LYMPHANGIECTASIS, INTESTINAL; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034024369     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(00)00223-9     Document Type: Review

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