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Validation scientifique effectuée le 08/05/2026
Contenu vérifié selon les dernières recommandations médicales
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Honmachi 68, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
Publications dans "Lymphangiectasie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Honmachi 68, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
Publications dans "Lymphangiectasie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Honmachi 68, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
Publications dans "Lymphangiectasie" :
A 35-year-old man was admitted for recurrent episodes of pneumonia. He complained of a 2-month history of exertional dyspnea and productive cough with whitish and viscous sputum which was poorly respo...
Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease characterized by marked proliferation and dilation of lymphatic vessels in the lungs, pleura, and mediastinum. The prevalence is unknown and the e...
A 62-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of right eye pain unresponsive to artificial tears and topical steroids. At presentation, bullous yellowish fluid collection was noted in the nasal c...
Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis (DPL) is a rare condition. Most patients with DPL present dyspnea, cough, expectoration, and hemoptysis. There are few reports of DPL accompanied by thrombocytopeni...
An 18-year-old male patient presented with recurrent cough, expectoration, and dyspnea for 5 years, and thrombocytopenia was observed during a 2-month follow-up....
Chest computed tomography showed diffuse patchy shadows in both lungs, and pleural and pericardial effusions. Immunohistochemical lung tissue staining showed lymphatic and vascular endothelial cells p...
He was treated by subtotal pericardial resection, thoracocentesis, and anti-infective therapy. Oral prednisone was administered for 2 months....
The symptoms of cough and shortness of breath were improved, but thrombocytopenia persisted. We investigated the cause of thrombocytopenia. Whole-exome sequencing identified a mutation in exon 3 of th...
DPL may present with thrombocytopenia and DIC. Patients with thrombocytopenia but not DIC and splenomegaly should be screened for gene mutations....
Despite being rarely discussed, perinephric lymphatics are involved in many pathological and benign processes. The lymphatic system in the kidneys has a harmonious dynamic with ureteral and venous out...
Diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatos (DPL) is a rare aggressive lymphatic disorder characterized by proliferation of anastomozing lymphatic vessels and extremely rare in adult patients....
We report a case of diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis in 59-year-old man presented with cough and sputum for 2 months....
Combining clinical manifestations with results of radiological, bronchoscopy, and surgical lung biopsy, it was consistent with the diagnosis of DPL....
After bronchoalveolar lavage and biopsy, symptom of cough got worse suddenly accompanied by excessive chyloptysis. The patient received an emergency surgical intervention and low fat medium chain fat ...
The patient was discharged with a much better health condition....
This case report is the oldest patient reported in the English literature, to the best of our knowledge. Serious complications of bronchoscopy should be considered, especially in DPL patients with sev...
Renal lymphangiectasia is a rare and poorly understood lymphatic disease associated with lymphatic dilation and leakage. To our knowledge, no cases have been described in the context of a transplanted...
We describe 2 cases of renal lymphangiectasia in transplanted kidneys, both from pediatric donors....
The cases of allograft lymphangiectasia are characterized by severe, symptomatic ascites refractory to attempts at medical and surgical management, and ultimately requiring allograft nephrectomy....
While lymphatic complications, particularly lymphoceles, are not uncommon in renal transplantation, lymphangiectasia is a distinct condition which should be considered in renal transplant patients wit...
A 34-year-old man presented to a community hospital with sudden-onset pleuritic chest pain on a background of a 12-month indolent history of progressive exertional dyspnea. He denied cough, fevers, ni...
Renal lymphangiectasia (RL) is a rare condition in which lymphatic vessels are dilated giving rise to cyst formation in peripelvic, perirenal and intrarenal locations. Knowledge about RL is limited an...
The hamartomatous polyp is a rare benign hamartoma of the palatine tonsil, usually encountered during the second decade of life. It may be reported under various terms in the literature, like lymphang...