TY - JOUR AU - Manwar, Siddhant Uttam AU - Joshi, Manisha Vishnu AU - Shetty, Devdas Sudhakar AU - Bhalerao, Upendra Diwakar PY - 2020/01/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Retroperitoneal lymphangiectasia: a great clinical masquerade JF - International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences JA - Int J Res Med Sci VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200267 UR - https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/7480 SP - 748-753 AB - <p class="abstract">Retroperitoneal lymphangiectasia is a very rare lymphatic disorder characterized by abnormal proliferation of lymphatics. We present series of 3 cases of retroperitoneal lymphangiectasia which are diagnosed in our institute with the help of Ultrasonography (USG), Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen and pelvis with unusual clinical presentation. We include clinical features and imaging findings of this disorder with its pathogenesis and diagnosis. Two of the cases were clinically masquerading as hernia and one case was mimicking varicocele. Thorough clinical examination and USG, colour Doppler, CT and MRI are extremely helpful imaging investigation that aid in differentiating these lesions from hernia/ varicocele and the cross sectional imaging like CT and MRI canĀ  depict the anatomical extent of the disease.</p> ER -