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Table 2 Results of core examinations performed

From: Anasarca, steatorrhea, and hypoalbuminemia 18 years after total gastrectomy: a case report

Performed examinations

Brief findings

Contrast enhanced CT

Fatty liver. No tumors detected

MRI

No tumors detected

Endoscopic ultrasonography

No tumors detected

Colonoscopy

Floating oil droplets were evident (Fig. 2)

Small intestine endoscopy

No evidence of Crohn’s lymphangiectasia

Albumin scintigraphy

No evidence of albumin loss

Rectal biopsy

No amyloid deposits

Bone marrow biopsy

No evidence of lymphoma

  1. CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging