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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

How to treat an extensive form of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia?

Rosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Marija Gomerčić Palčić, Stanko Težak, Ivana Brajković

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosana TroskotRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Dragan JurčićRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ante BilićRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Marija Gomerčić PalčićRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Stanko TežakRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivana BrajkovićRosana Troskot, Dragan Jurčić, Ante Bilić, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital "Sveti Duh", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
University of Osijek · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 42-year-old man with a rare disorder known as primary intestinal lymphangiectasia, which is characterized by dilated intestinal lymphatics that lead to the development of protein-losing enteropathy. The patient presented with a grand mal seizure caused by malabsorption-derived electrolytes and a protein disorder. Signs of the disease, including chronic diarrhea and peripheral edema, manifested 10 years ago, but a diagnosis was never made. The diagnosis was suspected because of the clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, imaging and endoscopic findings. Hyperemic and edematous mucosa of the small intestine corresponded to scattered white spots with dilated intestinal lymphatics and whitish villi in the histological specimen of the biopsied jejunal mucosa. Although numerous therapeutic strategies are available, only octreotide therapy proved to be an effective means of therapeutic resolution in this patient. Although the patient had a partial remission following the use of a slow release formula of octreotide, his prognosis, clinical course, and future treatment challenges are yet to be determined.

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AdultBiopsyDouble-Balloon EnteroscopyEpilepsy, Tonic-ClonicGastrointestinal AgentsHumansIntestinesLymphangiectasis, IntestinalLymphedemaMaleOctreotidePredictive Value of TestsRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminTreatment OutcomeGastrointestinal AgentsOctreotideRadiopharmaceuticalsTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminDietMalabsorptionOctreotidePrimary intestinal lymphangiectasiaSeizureTreatment

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PMID26109821
PMCPMC4476896
OpenAlexW2413885430

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