| Literature DB >> 28651669 |
Pauline Gras1, Frédéric Gottrand2, François Godart1.
Abstract
We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with severe protein-losing enteropathy after Fontan surgery that led to lymphangiectasia, which caused gastrointestinal haemorrhage and required invasive treatment to stop the bleeding. Through this case and a review of the literature on protein-losing enteropathy after Fontan surgery, we highlight a rare and serious presentation of the disease and the difficulties of diagnosis and management.Entities:
Keywords: intestinal; Tricuspid atresia; gastrointestinal haemorrhage; lymphangiectasis; protein-losing enteropathy
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28651669 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951117000853
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiol Young ISSN: 1047-9511 Impact factor: 1.093