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Milky white lymphangietasic area of the jejunal segment immediately distal to the Treitz ligament, seen from the left and the right.
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Treitz ligament, an expanded lymphatic network with a lymphangiectasic structure was seen (Figure 1).
A light mononuclear inflammation was observed to have infiltrated the cells of the muscle and serous layer in the submucosal appendix tissue (x40 H&E).
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The histopathological examination of the appendix showed acute appendicitis (Figure 2).