Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia: is it always bad? Two cases with different outcome.

Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) or Waldmann's disease is a rare protein-losing gastroenteropathy of unknown etiology. Less than 200 cases have been reported globally. Patients may be asymptomatic or present edema, lymphedema, diarrhea, ascites and other manifestations.

Symptom-focused results after laparoscopic fundoplication for refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease--a prospective study.

Background And Aims: Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are common in the general population. Although the results of laparoscopic fundoplication are well documented, there have been no reports on the operative outcome in patients refractory to or with only partial response to medical therapy for GERD.

Patients-methods: Thirty-two patients with GERD, whose continuous high doses of medical treatment with proton-pump inhibitors produced no or only partial symptom relief, underwent laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.

MR cholangiography in the evaluation of patients with duodenal periampullary diverticulum.

Objective: This retrospective study evaluates the relationship between periampullary duodenal diverticula and the common bile duct (CBD).

Materials And Methods: The patients were examined with HASTE breath hold MR cholangiography (MRC) using a 1 T Siemens Expert Plus Scanner. Axial T2-weighted images were also obtained in all patients.