Endosc Int Open 2014; 02(04): E262-E264
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377382
Case report
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

An unusual cause of ankle swelling

Rhys O. Butcher
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Laura Kinsey
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Hui Y. Lee
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Lucy Foster
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Stephen M. McGrath
2   Department of Histopathology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
,
Robert P. Willert
1   Department of Gastroenterology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
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submitted: 12. Mai 2014

accepted after revision: 03. Juni 2014

Publikationsdatum:
01. August 2014 (online)

Introduction

Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare idiopathic congenital disorder characterized by impaired lymphatic drainage and protein-losing enteropathy [1] [2].

PIL normally presents in childhood but can unusually present in adults [2]. We report a case of PIL diagnosed at antegrade double-balloon enteroscopy in a middle-aged man with isolated intermittent ankle edema and hypoalbuminemia.

 
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