1991
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine1962.30.559
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A Case of Pelvic Lipomatosis Presenting with Edema of the Lower Extremities.

Abstract: Wereport a 29-year-old male with pelvic lipomatosis that presented with edema of the lower extremities. The patient visited our department because of the marked edema of the lower extremities with body weight gain. The pelvic region was generally radiolucent on plain abdominal radiogram. Excretory urogram and pelvic computed tomography scan revealed compression of the bladder by an adipose tissue mass. On lymphograms, lymph vessels were compressed from the inguinal area in the commoniliac region. The edema of … Show more

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“…Yamaguchi et al. 10 described a 29-year-old man with pelvic lipomatosis associated with lower extremity edema secondary to compression to lymph vessels in the inguinal area. Locko and Interrante reported a 30-year-old man with pelvic lipomatosis, which caused vena caval obstruction.…”
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“…Yamaguchi et al. 10 described a 29-year-old man with pelvic lipomatosis associated with lower extremity edema secondary to compression to lymph vessels in the inguinal area. Locko and Interrante reported a 30-year-old man with pelvic lipomatosis, which caused vena caval obstruction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rücken-und/oder Flankenschmerzen infolge einer Obstruktion der oberen Harnwege können auch auftreten [3], auch das Bild einer akuten Kolik [4] sowie akutes Nierenversagen bei Hydronephrose in Folge der pelvinen Lipomatose wurden beschrieben [5,6]. LymphstauungenderunterenExtremitäten [7]ebenso wie venöse Obstruktionen im Bereich des Beckens oder der Vena cava [8] sind ebenfalls als diagnoseweisende Symptome der pelvinen Lipomatose beschrieben worden.…”
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“…Die computertomographisch typische Fetteinscheidung von Harnblase und Rektum (Abb. 2 b) (Hounsfieldeinheiten zwischen -40 bis -110) sichert in der Mehrzahl der Fälle die Diagnose(3,5,8,22,24,40). Bei Zunahme fibröser Anteile (Abb.…”
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