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ArticleACG case reports journal2026

Abdominal Lymphatic Malformations Presenting as Protein-Losing Enteropathy.

Jacintha Thomas, Katerina Roma, Ishfaq Bhat

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2026. 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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Jacintha ThomasDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Katerina RomaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Ishfaq BhatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

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Abstract

Lymphatic malformations (LMs), previously known as lymphangiomas, are rare, benign tumors characterized by abnormal proliferation of lymphatic vessels. They are common in the neck and axilla. Abdominal LMs are exceedingly rare. Clinically, abdominal LMs are often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally on imaging. The following case presents a young female whose diagnosis of abdominal LMs was associated with chronic diarrhea, weight loss, and intermittent edema. Nearly all LMs are treated surgically. Upon literature review, this is the first case of an adult with abdominal LMs causing protein-losing enteropathy that was treated with dietary changes alone.

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abdominal lymphatic malformationsdiarrheadietary managementlymphangiomamedium chain triglyceridesprotein-losing enteropathysclerotherapy

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PMID41937906
PMCPMC13045943

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