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Lymphagiectasia often accompanies a lipogranulomatous inflammation, but it is not clear which is the primary event. Lymphangitis can cause lymphatic obstruction but the leakage of lymph can cause a granuloma to form.
Lymphagiectasia often accompanies a lipogranulomatous inflammation, but it is not clear which is the primary event. Lymphangitis can cause lymphatic obstruction but the leakage of lymph can cause a granuloma to form.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Histopathology===
===Histopathology===
Preferably, a full thickness biopsu is needed for a definitive diagnosis.
Preferably, a full thickness biopsy is needed for a definitive diagnosis.
Refer to [[Intestines Inflammatory Bowel Disease And Related Conditions - Pathology #Lymphangiectasia|Lymphangiectasia]] for pathology
Refer to [[Intestines Inflammatory Bowel Disease And Related Conditions - Pathology #Lymphangiectasia|Lymphangiectasia]] for pathology
It is important to distinguish a true lymphangiectasia from a secondary lacteal dilation due to [[Inflammatory Bowel Disease - WikiClinical|Inflammatory Bowel Disease ]]