Reversal of protein-losing enteropathy after ligation of systemic-pulmonary shunt

A 21-year-old white woman, born with a univentricular heart, had undergone staged procedures before Fontan correction. She then began to develop edema, protein-losing enteropathy, and ascites refractory to diuretic therapy. Cardiac angiography showed a patent right Blalock-Taussig shunt, with turbul...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999, Vol.67 (1), p.235-236
Hauptverfasser:	Masetti, Paolo, Marianeschi, Stefano M, Cipriani, Adriano, Iorio, Fiore S, Marcelletti, Carlo F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Coronary Circulation Female Fontan Procedure - adverse effects Humans Ligation Medical sciences Protein-Losing Enteropathies - etiology Protein-Losing Enteropathies - surgery Pulmonary Artery - physiopathology Regional Blood Flow Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Vena Cava, Inferior - physiopathology
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