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  • Title: [Protein-losing enteropathy caused by a thoracic cyst].
    Author: Kinani A, Havelund T, Knudsen T.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2009 Aug 31; 171(36):2573-4. PubMed ID: 19732551.
    Abstract:
    A case of gastrointestinal protein loss in a 58-year-old man presenting with peripheral oedema and low levels of serum proteins is presented. Measurement of gastrointestinal protein loss with 111Indium-labelled transferrin showed a protein loss of 12.5% over 96 hours. Capsule endoscopy showed villous lymphangiectasia and it was assumed that the protein loss was secondary to a large left-sided thoracic cyst obstructing the thoracic lymph drainage. The patient improved following surgical removal of the cyst.
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