lipomatosis/diarrhea

OBJECTIVE A case of diffuse colonic lipomatosis, dolichosigmoid, hypertrophy of the epiploic appendices and diverticulosis of the colon producing constipation, recurrent sub-occlusive episodes with diarrhea and vomiting, and weight loss is reported. METHODS Careful preoperative assessment of

A total number of 30 native breed cows were used in this investigation. Ten animals were clinically healthy and kept as control, while 20 diseased cows were selected according to rectal findings. At the beginning of the disease, the cows appeared obese with marked deposition of fat in the

The authors report the case of a 37-year-old female complaining of chronic diarrhea since childhood. She had gross steatorrhea and azotorrhea . Pancreatic function tests using secretin and cholecystokinin-pancreozymin stimulation, and analysis of pure pancreatic juice collected under secretin

Shwachman's syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of chronic diarrhea due to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, metaphyseal dysostosis, and neutropenia. The diagnosis requires demonstration of lipomatosis, or fatty replacement of the pancreas, which is the typical pathological