Small Bowel Lymphangioma

Small Intestinal Lymphangioma Invagination

Nous presentons le cas d'un jeune homme de 25 ans qui s·est presente a notre service avec le symptomatologie de !'abdomen aigue. Les investiga­tions preoperatoire ne montrent pas J'etiologie de son etat.  A.laparotomie on trouve une tumeur polypeuse (Lymphangiome) de la muqueuse jejunale causant l'invagination et la necrose de la paroi intestinale. 

Small bowel lymphangioma causing ileo-ileal intussusception in adults

Introduction Lymphangioma is a rare benign tumor found in gastrointestinal tract. Most lymphangiomas can occur at any age and but mostly are found in children and infants. They are mainly due to malformation of the lymphatic system. They occur mainly in the head, neck and oral cavity, but less commonly develop in the abdominal cavity. Colonoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography are frequently us...

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: case report

Cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. We describe a case of a 12-years old girl who was admitted in our hospital with abdominal distension and pain. Physical examination showed an abdomino-pelvic mass. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain. Laparotomy found a...

A rare cause of small-bowel bleeding: haemorrhagic small-bowel lymphangioma diagnosed by antegrade double-balloon enteroscopy.

Small-bowel lymphangiomata (SBLs) are benign and relatively uncommon tumors of the lymphatic system [1]. Although SBLs are usually clinically silent, they may rarely present with significant small-bowel bleeding, protein-losing enteropathy, and intussusception [2, 3]. A 54-year-old-man with a past medical history of stable chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with transfusion-dependent obscur...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma