PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Isa, Hasan M.
AU  - Al-Arayedh, Ghadeer G.
AU  - Mohamed, Afaf M.
TI  - Intestinal lymphangiectasia in children
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2016.2.13232
DP  - 2016 Feb 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 199--204
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/2/199.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/2/199.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2016 Feb 01; 37
AB  - Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare disease characterized by dilatation of intestinal lymphatics. It can be classified as primary or secondary according to the underlying etiology. The clinical presentations of IL are pitting edema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, acute appendicitis, diarrhea, lymphocytopenia, malabsorption, and intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis is made by intestinal endoscopy and biopsies. Dietary modification is the mainstay in the management of IL with a variable response. Here we report 2 patients with IL in Bahrain who showed positive response to dietary modification.