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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Refractory primary intestinal lymphangiectasia effectively managed with subcutaneous octreotide.

Amir Halim, Philippa Youd, Jill Thorpe, Irfan Halim

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amir HalimGastroenterology, Epsom and Saint Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Epsom, UK amir.halim@nhs.net.
Philippa YoudGastroenterology, Epsom and Saint Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Epsom, UK.
Jill ThorpeNutrition, Epsom and Saint Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, UK.
Irfan HalimGeneral Surgery, Highgate Private Hospital, London, Highgate, UK.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBNorthgate Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes a young man with a history of lymphoedema and long-standing gastrointestinal symptoms since childhood. After undergoing extensive investigations, he was diagnosed with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL). The patient's condition was refractory to conventional medium-chain triglyceride diet but responded well to treatment with subcutaneous octreotide. We have shown octreotide to be effective in improving the pathological effects of primary IL, associated with improved clinical well-being and serology, but it is not a curative therapy.

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Lymphangiectasis, IntestinalLymphedemaOctreotideAdultHumansMaleTriglyceridesOctreotideTriglyceridesdrugs: gastrointestinal systemgastroenterologymalabsorption

Identifiers

PMID33837021
PMCPMC8043016
OpenAlexW3145359558

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