PMC3565923_01
A double-balloon enteroscopy and pathologic investigation were performed before and after 10-week treatment. A and B: The double-balloon enteroscopy revealed lymphangiectasia-like changes in the small intestinal mucosa. C: The pathologic analysis of small intestinal tissue before treatment showed chronic inflammation, edema in the submucosa, and lymphangiectasia (hematoxylin and eosin stainx200). D and E: The lymphangiectasia-like changes in the small intestinal mucosa vanished after diet therapy. F: The pathologic results after treatment were improved (hematoxylin and eosin stainx200).
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A double-balloon enteroscopy revealed lymphangiectasia-like changes in the small intestinal mucosa (descending part of the duodenum and upper jejunum part of duodenum; Figure 1A, 1B). The pathologic analysis of small intestinal tissue showed chronic inflammation, edema in the submucosa, and lymphangiectasia (Figure 1C).  The double-balloon enteroscopy results are shown in Figure 1D and 1E, and the pathology is shown in Figure 1F.