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Medicina Clínica (English Edition) Enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis: Clinical insights from a literature review
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Vol. 165. Issue 5.
(November 2025)
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Vol. 165. Issue 5.
(November 2025)
Systematic review
Enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis: Clinical insights from a literature review
Flebitis linfocítica enterocólica: perspectivas clínicas desde una revisión de la bibliografía
Ying Zhaoa, Xiaoying Zhangb, Yongsheng Lic, Jinhua Hea,
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, Zeping Hana,
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a Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
b Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Panyu Central Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
c Institution of Guangdong Cord Blood Bank, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Table 1. Diagnostic criteria for enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis, IgG4-RD, potential overlap and two cases diagnosed with enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis and IgG4-RD in our review.
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Table 2. Differential diagnosis of enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis and other diseases.
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Abstract
Objective

Enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis (ELP) is a rare venous-specific gastrointestinal inflammation with challenging preoperative diagnosis. We aimed to characterize its clinicopathological spectrum.

Patients and methods

This narrative review synthesizes evidence from 85 published cases (9–81 years) from 50 articles to characterize ELP's clinicopathological features and diagnostic pitfalls, along with its differentiation from other vasculitides, such as Behcet's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease, idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins and IgG4-related diseases.

Results

ELP has a wide range of clinical and histological presentations, it predominantly affects the right colon/small bowel, mimicking acute abdomen. Diagnosis relies on postoperative histopathology showing venular lymphocytic infiltration.

Conclusion

ELP represents a underdiagnosed clinicopatologic entity, a diagnosis of ELP is predominantly made after histological resection.

Keywords:
Enterocolic lymphocytic phlebitis
Rare disease
Gastrointestinal vasculitis
Histopathology
Diagnosis
Resumen
Objetivo

La flebitis linfocítica enterocólica (ELP) es una vasculitis venosa gastrointestinal infrecuente de difícil diagnóstico preoperatorio. Este estudio caracteriza su espectro clinicopatológico.

Pacientes y métodos

Esta revisión narrativa sintetiza la evidencia de 85 casos publicados (9-81 años) procedentes de 50 artículos, caracterizando los aspectos clinicopatológicos y los desafíos diagnósticos de la flebitis linfocítica enterocólica (ELP), así como su diagnóstico diferencial con otras vasculopatías, incluyendo la enfermedad de Behçet, el lupus eritematoso sistémico, la enfermedad veno-oclusiva inflamatoria mesentérica, la hiperplasia miointimal idiopática de las venas mesentéricas y las enfermedades asociadas a IgG4.

Resultados

La ELP muestra un espectro clinicopatológico diverso, con predominio en colon derecho/intestino delgado y presentación como abdomen agudo. Su diagnóstico definitivo requiere hallazgos histopatológicos posoperatorios de flebitis linfocítica.

Conclusión

La ELP representa una entidad clinicopatológica infradiagnosticada, cuyo diagnóstico se realiza predominantemente tras la resección histológica.

Palabras clave:
Flebitis linfocitaria intestinal
Enfermedades raras
Vasculitis gastrointestinal
Histopatología
Diagnóstico

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